2-aminothiazole derivative or salt thereof

ABSTRACT

A compound which is useful as an active ingredient for a pharmaceutical composition for treating urine storage dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, lower urinary tract dysfunction, and the like. The present inventors have found that a 2-aminothiazole derivative has an excellent muscarinic M 3  receptor-positive allosteric modulator activity and is expected as an agent for preventing or treating bladder/urinary tract diseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M 3  receptor, thereby completing the present invention. 2-aminothiazole derivative or a salt thereof of the present invention is expected as an agent for preventing or treating bladder/urinary tract diseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M 3  receptor, for example voiding dysfunction such as underactive bladder.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a 2-aminothiazole derivative or a saltthereof which is expected as an active ingredient for a pharmaceuticalcomposition, in particular, a pharmaceutical composition for treatingbladder/urinary tract diseases related to bladder contractions via amuscarinic M₃ receptor.

BACKGROUND ART

The important roles of the lower urinary tract are urine storage andvoiding, which are regulated by a coordinated action of the bladder andthe urethra. That is, during urine storage, the bladder smooth muscle isrelaxed and the urethral sphincter is contracted, whereby a state inwhich urethral resistance is high is maintained and urinary continenceis maintained. On the other hand, during voiding, the bladder smoothmuscle is contracted, the urethra smooth muscle is relaxed, andcontraction of the external urethral sphincter is also inhibited.Examples of the lower urinary tract disorder include urine storagedysfunction such as overactive bladder, in which urine cannot beretained during urine storage, and voiding dysfunction, in which urinecannot be drained sufficiently during voiding due to an increase in theurethral resistance or a decrease in the bladder contractile force.These two disorders may develop simultaneously in some cases.

Voiding dysfunction is caused by a decrease in the bladder contractileforce, an increase in urethral resistance or the like during voiding,and causes difficulty in voiding, straining during voiding, a weak urinestream, extension of voiding time, an increase in residual urine, adecrease in voiding efficiency, or the like. The decrease in the bladdercontractile force during voiding is referred to as underactive bladder,acontractile bladder, or the like. As a factor causing such a decreasein the bladder contractile force during voiding, for example, aging,diabetes mellitus, benign prostatic hyperplasia, neurological diseasessuch as Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury,neurological disorders by pelvic surgery, and the like have been known(Reviews in Urology, 15: pp. 11-22 (2013)).

As a mechanism to cause bladder contraction during voiding, involvementof muscarinic receptor stimulation has been known. That is, duringurination, the pelvic nerve which is a parasympathetic nerve governingthe bladder is excited to release acetylcholine from nerve terminals.The released acetylcholine binds to a muscarinic receptor present in thebladder smooth muscle to cause contraction of the bladder smooth muscle(Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 112: pp. 121-127 (2010)). Themuscarinic receptors are currently classified into five subtypes, M₁,M₂, M₃, M₄, and M₅, and it has been known that the subtypes involvingthe contraction in the bladder smooth muscle is mainly M₃(Pharmacological Reviews, 50: pp. 279-290 (1998); The Journal ofNeuroscience, 22: pp. 10627-10632 (2002)).

As a therapeutic drug for a decrease in bladder contractile force duringvoiding, bethanechol chloride which is a non-selective muscarinicreceptor agonist and distigmine bromide which is a cholinesteraseinhibitor have been known. However, it has been known that these drugshave cholinergic side effects such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, andperspiration. In addition, there may be cases where cholinergic crisisis occurred as a serious side effect, which require attention during use(Ubretid (registered trademark), tablet 5 mg, package insert, ToriiPharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Besacholine (registered trademark) powder5%, package insert, Eisai Co., Ltd.).

On the other hand, as a cause of an increase in urethral resistance,voiding dysfunction associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia hasbeen well-known, which is characterized in that the urethra is partiallyoccluded by nodular enlargement of the prostatic tissue. Currently, anadrenergic α₁ receptor antagonist has been used as a therapeutic drugfor voiding dysfunction associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia(Pharmacology, 65: pp. 119-128 (2002)). On the other hand, theeffectiveness of the adrenaline al receptor antagonist for voidingdysfunction that is not associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia isunclear (Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 112: pp. 121-127 (2010)).

Furthermore, for voiding dysfunction caused by a decrease in bladdercontractile force or an increase in urethral resistance, residual urineafter voiding may be observed in some cases. The increased residualurine may cause a decrease in effective bladder capacity, and thus causeoveractive bladder symptoms such as urinary frequency or severe symptomssuch as hydronephrosis in some cases.

There has been a demand for a more effective therapeutic drug for suchbladder/urethral diseases due to a decrease in the bladder contractileforce or an increase in urethral resistance during voiding, or symptomsthereof (Reviews in Urology, 15: pp. 11-22 (2013)).

It is described that a compound represented by the following formula (A)disclosed in Patent Document 1 and a compound represented by thefollowing formula (A1) disclosed in Patent Document 2 each have a Ba/F3cell proliferative activity through a human c-myeloproliferativeleukemia virus type P (c-Mpl), and have thrombocyte increasing activity.

(in which R³ and Ar¹ represent an aromatic hetero ring which may besubstituted, or the like. For the other symbols, refer to the patentpublications).

Patent Document 3 discloses that a compound represented by the followingformula (B) has an AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathwayactivating action.

(in which ring B represents a heteroarylene or the like, J represents—NR¹³— or the like, D¹, D² and D³ each represent N, CH, or the like, Erepresents —NR¹R² or the like, R¹ and R² may be combined with theadjacent nitrogen atom to form a heterocycloalkyl group, R⁴ representsaryl or the like which may be substituted, and T represents —NR⁸R⁹,heterocycloalkyl or the like. For the other symbols, refer to thispublication).

Non-Patent Document 1 discloses that a compound represented by thefollowing formula (C1) is an allosteric enhancer of a muscarinic M₃receptor.

Non-Patent Document 2 discloses that WIN 62,577 represented by thefollowing formula is a rat NK1 receptor antagonist and, at the sametime, an allosteric enhancer of a muscarinic receptor.

RELATED ART Patent Document

-   [Patent Document 1] International Publication 2005/007651-   [Patent Document 2] International Publication 2003/062233-   [Patent Document 3] International Publication 2012/016217

Non-Patent Document

-   [Non-Patent Document 1] Molecular Pharmacology, 55: pp 778-786    (1999)-   [Non-Patent Document 2] Molecular Pharmacology, 62: pp 1492-1505    (2002)

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention

The present invention provides a novel compound which is expected as anactive ingredient for a pharmaceutical composition, in particular, for apharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating bladder/urinarytract diseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃receptor, which has a muscarinic M₃ receptor-positive allostericmodulator activity.

Means for Solving the Problems

The present inventors have found that a 2-aminothiazole derivative hasan excellent muscarinic M₃ receptor-positive allosteric modulatoractivity and is expected as an agent for preventing or treatingbladder/urinary tract diseases associated with bladder contractions viaa muscarinic M₃ receptor, thereby completing the present invention.

That is, the present invention relates to a compound of the formula (I)or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising acompound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof and an excipient.

(in which,

X is C—H or N,

Y is C—R^(3e) or N,

R¹ and R² are the same as each other or are different from each other,and are C₁₋₆ alkyl which may be substituted, or R¹ and R² may becombined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form cyclic amino which maybe substituted,

R^(3a), R^(3b), R^(3c), and R^(3d) are the same as each other or aredifferent from each other, and are H, halogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, halogeno C₁₋₆alkyl, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or —O-halogeno C₁₋₆alkyl,

in a case where Y is C—R^(3e), R^(3e) is H, halogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl,halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or—O-halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl,

R⁴ is H, halogen, or —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl,

R⁵ is H, C₁₋₆ alkyl, or —NR⁵¹R⁵²,

Q is heterocyclylene which may be substituted,

W is a bond, C₁₋₆ alkylene, —O—C₁₋₆ alkylene, or —N(R^(N))—C₁₋₆alkylene,

R⁵¹ and R⁵² are the same as each other or are different from each other,and are H or C₁₋₆ alkyl,

R^(N) is H or C₁₋₆ alkyl, and

n is 0 or 1).

In addition, the invention relates to a compound of the formula (I) or asalt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound ofthe formula (I) or a salt thereof and an excipient.

In which,

X is C—H or N,

Y is C—R^(3e) or N,

R¹ and R² are the same as each other or are different from each other,and are C₁₋₆ alkyl which may be substituted, or R¹ and R² may becombined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form cyclic amino which maybe substituted,

R^(3a), R^(3b), R^(3c), R^(3d), and R^(3e) are the same as each other orare different from each other, and are H, halogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, halogenoC₁₋₆ alkyl, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or —O-halogenoC₁₋₆ alkyl,

R⁴ is H, halogen, or —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl,

R⁵ is H, C₁₋₆ alkyl, or —NR⁵¹R⁵²

Q is heterocyclylene which may be substituted,

W is a bond, C₁₋₆ alkylene, —O—C₁₋₆ alkylene, or —N(R^(N))—C₁₋₆alkylene,

R⁵¹ and ⁵² are the same as each other or are different from each other,and are H or C₁₋₆ alkyl,

R^(N) is H or C₁₋₆ alkyl, and

n is 0 or 1.

Further, unless specifically described otherwise, when symbols in oneformula in the present specification are also used in other formulae,same symbols denote same meanings.

Further, the configuration of the compound disclosed in Patent Document1 is different from that of the compound of the present application inthat an acyl group is substituted to an amino group at 2-position ofthiazole. In addition, Patent Document 1 neither discloses nor suggestsan action on a muscarinic receptor or an action on bladder/urinary tractdiseases.

Furthermore, Patent Document 2 does not disclose a specific compoundwhich is a compound of the formula (B) wherein ring B is thiazole, andneither discloses nor suggests an action on a muscarinic receptor or anaction on bladder/urinary tract diseases.

Further, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising the compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof, and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Furthermore, the presentinvention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing ortreating bladder/urinary tract diseases associated with bladdercontractions via a muscarinic M₃ receptor, comprising the compound ofthe formula (I) or a salt thereof. Furthermore, the present inventionrelates to an agent for preventing or treating bladder/urinary tractdiseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃receptor, comprising the compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof.

Moreover, the present invention relates to use of the compound of theformula (I) or a salt thereof for the manufacture of a pharmaceuticalcomposition for preventing or treating bladder/urinary tract diseasesassociated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃ receptor; useof the compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof for preventing ortreating bladder/urinary tract diseases associated with bladdercontractions via a muscarinic M₃ receptor; the compound of the formula(I) or a salt thereof for preventing or treating bladder/urinary tractdiseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃receptor; and a method for preventing or treating bladder/urinary tractdiseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃receptor, comprising administering to a subject an effective amount ofthe compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof. Further, the“subject” is a human or a non-human animal in need of the prevention ortreatment, and in one embodiment, a human in need of the prevention ortreatment.

Effects of the Invention

The compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof isexpected as a preventing or treating agent for bladder/urinary tractdiseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃receptor, which has a muscarinic M₃ receptor-positive allostericmodulator activity.

EMBODIMENTS FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

In general, “the positive allosteric modulator” is a compound whichbinds to an allosteric site different from a ligand binding site, andhas an effect of increasing the affinity of an agonist to a receptor bymainly causing a structural change in a receptor, and thus changing thesignal level of an agonist. In the living body, the positive allostericmodulator does not exhibit an agonistic effect by itself, and increasesthe effect of an endogenous agonist. As the advantages of positiveallosteric modulator over the agonists, (1) being capable of avoidingthe side effects since the positive allosteric modulator exhibits anenhancement in the endogenous agonist stimulation dependently, (2)having a possibility of obtaining high subtype selectivity since thepositive allosteric modulator binds to a site other than a ligandbinding site, (3) less probability of causing desensitization, which canbe seen with the agonists and the like are pointed out (PharmacologicalReviews, 63: pp. 59-126 (2011)).

In the present specification, “the muscarinic M₃ receptor-positiveallosteric modulator” means a compound which enhances an effect via themuscarinic M₃ receptor by an agonist stimulation-dependent or nervestimulation-dependent manner. Accordingly, only during voiding, theeffect on enhancing bladder contraction is expected and the muscarinicM₃ receptor-positive allosteric modulator is possibly useful as an agentfor improving various symptoms associated with voiding dysfunction.Further, by such a specific action during voiding, it is expected thatit is possible to decrease cholinergic side effects, known to be inducedwith bethanechol chloride and distigmine bromide. In addition, since themuscarinic M₃ receptor-positive allosteric modulator increases bladdercontractile force during voiding, an effect in voiding dysfunction whichis caused by an increase in urethral resistance can also be expected. Adecrease in residual urine by such improvement of voiding dysfunctionleads to an increase in the effective bladder capacity, and thus, it canbe expected to improve urine storage functions as well as to decreaserenal disorder. Thus, the muscarinic M₃ receptor-positive allostericmodulator is expected to be useful as an agent for preventing ortreating bladder/urinary tract diseases related to bladder contractionsvia a muscarinic M₃ receptor. The present inventors have newlydiscovered a compound that acts as the modulator, thereby completing thepresent invention.

In the present specification, examples of the “bladder/urinary tractdiseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃receptor” include voiding dysfunction or urine storage dysfunction inunderactive bladder, hypotonic bladder, acontractile bladder, detrusorunderactivity, neurogenic bladder, urethra relaxation failure,detrusor-external urethral sphincter dyssynergia, overactive bladder,urinary frequency, nocturia, urinary incontinence, benign prostatichyperplasia, interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, urethralcalculus, or the like, preferably, voiding dysfunction or urine storagedysfunction in underactive bladder, hypotonic bladder, acontractilebladder, detrusor underactivity, and neurogenic bladder.

The “alkyl” is linear alkyl and branched alkyl. Accordingly, the “C₁₋₆alkyl” is linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, andspecific examples thereof include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, or n-hexyl. C₁₋₄alkyl is preferably used. In one embodiment, examples thereof includemethyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, ortert-butyl; in one embodiment, a group selected from the groupconsisting of methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and isobutyl; in one embodiment,methyl or ethyl; in one embodiment, methyl; and in another embodiment,ethyl.

The “alkenyl” is linear alkenyl and branched alkenyl. Accordingly, the“C₂₋₆ alkenyl” is linear or branched alkenyl having 2 to 6 carbon atoms,and specific examples thereof include vinyl, propenyl, butenyl,pentenyl, 1-methylvinyl, 1-methyl-2-propenyl, 1,3-butadienyl, and1,3-pentadienyl, and the like. In one embodiment, examples thereofinclude C₂₋₄ alkenyl, and in one embodiment, vinyl or propenyl,

The “alkylene” is linear alkylene and branched alkylene. Accordingly,the “C₁₋₆ alkylene” is linear or branched alkylene having 1 to 6 carbonatoms, and examples thereof include methylene, ethylene, propylene,tetramethylene, pentamethylene, hexamethylene, methyl methylene,ethylethylene, 1,2-dimethyl ethylene, or 1,1,2,2-tetramethyl ethylene,and the like. In one embodiment, examples thereof include C₁₋₃ alkylene;in one embodiment, methylene or ethylene; in one embodiment, methylene;and in another embodiment, ethylene.

The “halogeno-C₁₋₆ alkyl” is C₁₋₆ alkyl substituted with at least onehalogen atom; in one embodiment, C₁₋₆ alkyl substituted with 1 to 5halogen atoms; in one embodiment, difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; andin one embodiment, trifluoromethyl.

The “cycloalkyl” is a saturated hydrocarbon cyclic group. Accordingly,the “C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl” is a saturated hydrocarbon cyclic group having 3to 8 ring members, and specific examples thereof include cyclopropyl,cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, or cyclooctyl; in oneembodiment, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl, each ofwhich is C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl; and in one embodiment, cyclopropyl.

The “saturated hetero ring” is a 3- to 8-membered saturated ring, whichhas 1 to 4 hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of a nitrogenatom, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom as a ring-constituting atom, andmay be bridged with C₁₋₆ alkylene, in which a sulfur atom as thering-constituting atom may be oxidized. Specific examples thereofinclude azepane, diazepane, aziridine, azetidine, pyrrolidine,imidazolidine, piperidine, pyrazolidine, piperazine, azocane,thiomorpholine, thiazolidine, isothiazolidine, oxazolidine, morpholine,tetrahydrothiopyran, oxathiolane, oxirane, oxetane, dioxolane,tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, and 1,4-dioxane.

The “cyclic amino” has at least one nitrogen atom, and is a 4- to7-membered monovalent group having a bond at the ring-constitutingnitrogen atom in the “saturated hetero ring”. Specific examples thereofinclude azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, azepanyl, morpholinyl,thiomorpholinyl, piperazinyl, 1,4-diazepanyl, 1,4-oxazepanyl, or1,4-thiazepanyl. In one embodiment, examples thereof includepyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, morpholinyl, or piperazinyl, inone embodiment, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or piperazinyl, in oneembodiment, pyrrolidinyl, in another embodiment, piperidinyl, and inanother embodiment, piperazinyl.

The “heterocyclylene” has at least one nitrogen atom, and is a divalentgroup having a bond at the ring-constituting nitrogen atom and otherring-constituting atom in the “saturated hetero ring”. Specific examplesthereof include pyrrolidine-diyl, piperidine-diyl, or piperazine-diyl.

The “halogen” means fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo; in one embodiment,fluoro, chloro, or bromo; in one embodiment, fluoro or chloro; in oneembodiment, fluoro; and in another embodiment, chloro.

In one embodiment of the “cyclic amino” in “R¹ and R² may be combinedwith the adjacent nitrogen atom to form cyclic amino which may besubstituted” of the formula (I), the examples thereof includeazetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or piperazinyl, and in oneembodiment, pyrrolidinyl.

In one embodiment of “heterocyclylene” in Q of the formula (I), theexamples thereof include pyrrolidine-diyl, piperidine-diyl, orpiperazine-diyl, in one embodiment, pyrrolidine-1,3-diyl,piperidine-1,4-diyl, or piperazine-1,4-diyl, in one embodiment,piperidine-diyl or piperazine-diyl, and in one embodiment,piperidine-1,4-diyl or piperazine-1,4-diyl.

In addition, in a case where the “heterocyclylene” in Q of the formula(I) is pyrrolidine-1,3-diyl or piperidine-1,4-diyl, and the 3-positionof pyrrolidine or the 4-position of piperidine is each bonded to W.

In one embodiment of W of the formula (I), the examples thereof includea bond, C₁₋₆ alkylene, —O—C₁₋₆ alkylene, or —N(R^(N))—C₁₋₆ alkylene, andthe O of “—O—C₁₋₆ alkylene” and N(R^(N)) of “—N(R^(N))—C₁₋₆ alkylene”are each bonded to Q.

In one embodiment of W of the formula (I), examples thereof include—CH₂—CH₂—, or —O—CH₂—.

In the present specification, the expression “which may be substituted”means “which is not substituted” or “which is substituted with 1 to 5substituents”. Further, if it has a plurality of substituents, thesubstituents may be the same as or different from each other.

Examples of the preferred substituent in “cyclic amino which may besubstituted” and “heterocyclylene which may be substituted” include thefollowing Group G.

Group G

(a) C₁₋₆ alkyl which may be substituted with at least one group selectedfrom the group consisting of —OH, —O—(C₁₋₆ alkyl), —CN, —SO₂—(C₁₋₆alkyl), and halogen,

(b) —OH,

(c) —O—(C₁₋₆ alkyl which may be substituted with at least one groupselected from the group consisting of —OH, —O—(C₁₋₆ alkyl), —CN,—SO₂—(C₁₋₆ alkyl), and halogen),

(d) C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl,

(e) —O—(C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl),

(f) halogen,

(g) —CN,

(h) —SO₂—(C₁₋₆ alkyl),

(i) —CO₂—(C₁₋₆ alkyl) and —COOH,

(j) —CO—N(C₁₋₆ alkyl)₂, —CO—NH(C₁₋₆ alkyl), and —CONH₂,

(k) —CO—(C₁₋₆ alkyl),

(l) —SO₂—N(C₁₋₆ alkyl)₂, —SO₂—NH(C₁₋₆ alkyl), and —SO₂NH₂,

(m) —N(C₁₋₆ alkyl)₂, —NH(C₁₋₆ alkyl), and —NH₂,

(n) a saturated heterocyclic group,

(o) an —O-saturated heterocyclic group, and

(p) Oxo.

In addition, examples of the preferred substituent in “C₁₋₆ alkyl whichmay be substituted” include the groups described in (b) to (o) of theabove-described Group G. In one embodiment, examples thereof include thesubstituent selected from the group consisting of —OH, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl,and C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl.

In one embodiment, examples of the preferred substituent in “C₁₋₆ alkylwhich may be substituted” of R¹ and R² include —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl or C₃₋₈cycloalkyl. In one embodiment, examples thereof include methoxy orcyclopropyl, in one embodiment, methoxy, and in another embodiment,cyclopropyl.

In one embodiment of the preferred substituent in “R¹ and R² arecombined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form cyclic amino which maybe substituted”, the examples thereof include the groups described in(a) to (d) of the above-described Group G. In one embodiment, theexamples thereof include C₁₋₆ alkyl, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, or C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl,in one embodiment, C₁₋₆ alkyl, in one embodiment, methyl or ethyl, inone embodiment, methyl, and in another embodiment, ethyl.

In one embodiment of the acceptable substituent in “heterocyclylenewhich may be substituted” of Q, the examples thereof include the groupsdescribed in (a) to (c), and (f) of the above-described Group G. In oneembodiment, the examples thereof include C₁₋₆ alkyl which may besubstituted with a group selected from the group consisting of —O—C₁₋₆alkyl, —OH and halogen, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl or halogen. In one embodiment, theexamples thereof include C₁₋₆ alkyl which is substituted with —O—C₁₋₆alkyl, and in one embodiment, methoxymethyl.

One embodiment of the compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof willbe described as follows.

(1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which X is C—Hor N.

(1-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which X isC—H.

(1-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which X is N.

(2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Y isC—R^(3e) or N.

(2-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Y isC—R^(3e).

(2-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Y is N.

(3) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R¹ and R²are the same as each other or are different from each other, and areC₁₋₆ alkyl which may be substituted, or R¹ and R² may be combined withthe adjacent nitrogen atom to form cyclic amino which may besubstituted.

(3-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which

-   -   (i) R¹ and R² are the same as each other or are different from        each other, and are C₁₋₆ alkyl which may be substituted with        —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl or C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or    -   (ii) R¹ and R² are combined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to        form cyclic amino which may be substituted, and the cyclic amino        is azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or piperazinyl.

(3-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R¹ andR² are the same as each other or are different from each other, and areC₁₋₆ alkyl which may be substituted with —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl or C₃₋₈cycloalkyl.

(3-3) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R¹ andR² are combined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form cyclic aminowhich may be substituted, and the cyclic amino is azetidinyl,pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or piperazinyl.

(3-4) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R¹ andR² are combined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form cyclic aminowhich may be substituted with C₁₋₆ alkyl, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, or C₃₋₈cycloalkyl, and the cyclic amino is azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl,piperidinyl, or piperazinyl.

(3-5) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R¹ andR² are combined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form pyrrolidinewhich is substituted with one or two C₁₋₆ alkyl.

(3-6) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R¹ andR² are combined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form pyrrolidinewhich is substituted with one or two methyl.

(3-7) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R¹ andR² are combined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form pyrrolidinewhich is substituted with one methyl.

(3-8) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R¹ andR² are combined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form pyrrolidinewhich is substituted with two methyl.

(4) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R^(3a),R^(3b), R^(3c), R^(3d), and R^(3e) are the same as each other or aredifferent from each other, and are H, halogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, halogeno C₁₋₆alkyl, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or —O-halogeno C₁₋₆alkyl.

(4-A) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R^(3a),R^(3b), R^(3c), and R^(3d) are the same as each other or are differentfrom each other, and are H, halogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl,—O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or —O-halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl,and

in a case where Y is C—R^(3e), R^(3e) is H, halogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl,halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or—O-halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl.

(4-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Y isC—R^(3e), R^(3a), R^(3c), R^(3d) and R^(3e) are the same as each otheror are different from each other, and are H or halogen, and R^(3b) ishalogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl.

(4-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Y isC—R^(3e), R^(3a), R^(3c), R^(3d), and R^(3e) are the same as each otheror are different from each other, and are H or halogen, and R^(3b) istrifluoromethyl.

(4-3) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Y isC—R^(3e), R^(3a) and R^(3e) are the same as each other or are differentfrom each other, and are H, fluoro, or chloro, R^(3c) and R^(3d) are H,and R^(3b) is trifluoromethyl.

(4-4) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Y isC—R^(3e), R^(3a) is chloro, R^(3b) is trifluoromethyl, and R^(3c),R^(3d), and R^(3e) are H.

(4-5) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Y isC—R^(3e), R^(3a)R^(3c), and R^(3d) are H, R^(3b) is trifluoromethyl, andR^(3e) is fluoro.

(5) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁴ is H,halogen, or —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl.

(5-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁴ is Hor halogen.

(5-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁴ is Hor fluoro.

(5-3) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁴ isH.

(5-4) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁴ isfluoro.

(6) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁵ is H,C₁₋₆ alkyl, or —NR⁵¹R⁵² and R⁵¹ and R⁵² are the same as each other orare different from each other, and are H or C₁₋₆ alkyl.

(6-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁵ isH, C₁₋₆ alkyl, or —NR⁵¹R⁵², and R⁵¹ and R⁵² are the same as each otheror are different from each other, and are C₁₋₆ alkyl.

(6-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁵ is Hor C₁₋₆ alkyl.

(6-3) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁵ is Hor methyl.

(6-4) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁵ isH.

(6-5) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which R⁵ ismethyl.

(7) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q isheterocyclylene which may be substituted.

(7-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q isheterocyclylene which may be substituted, and the heterocyclylene ispyrrolidine-diyl, piperidine-diyl, or piperazine-diyl.

(7-1-A) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q isheterocyclylene which may be substituted, and the heterocyclylene ispyrrolidine-1,3-diyl, piperidine-1,4-diyl, or piperazine-1,4-diyl.

(7-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q isheterocyclylene which may be substituted with C₁₋₆ alkyl which may besubstituted with a group selected from the group consisting of —O—C₁₋₆alkyl, —OH and halogen, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl or halogen, and theheterocyclylene is piperidine-diyl or piperazine-diyl.

(7-3) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q isheterocyclylene which may be substituted with —C₁₋₆ alkylene-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, and the heterocyclylene is piperidine-diyl or piperazine-diyl.

(7-3-A) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q isheterocyclylene which may be substituted with —C₁₋₆ alkylene-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, and the heterocyclylene is piperidine-1,4-diyl orpiperazine-1,4-diyl.

(7-4) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q isheterocyclylene which may be substituted with methoxymethyl, and theheterocyclylene is piperidine-diyl or piperazine-diyl.

(7-4-A) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q isheterocyclylene which may be substituted with methoxymethyl, and theheterocyclylene is piperidine-1,4-diyl or piperazine-1,4-diyl.

(7-5) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q is i)piperidine-1,4-diyl, or ii) piperazine-1,4-diyl which may be substitutedwith methoxymethyl.

(7-6) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q ispiperidine-1,4-diyl.

(7-7) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which Q ispiperazine-1,4-diyl which may be substituted with methoxymethyl.

(8) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which W is abond, C₁₋₆ alkylene, —O—C₁₋₆ alkylene, or —N(R^(N))—C₁₋₆ alkylene, andR^(N) is H or C₁₋₆ alkyl.

(8-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which W is abond, C₁₋₆ alkylene, —O—C₁₋₆ alkylene, or —N(R^(N))—C₁₋₆ alkylene, andR^(N) is C₁₋₆ alkyl.

(8-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which W isC₁₋₆ alkylene or —O—C₁₋₆ alkylene.

(8-3) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which W is—CH₂—CH₂— or —O—CH₂—.

(8-4) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which W is—CH₂—CH₂—.

(8-5) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which W is—O—CH₂—.

(9) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which n is 0 or1.

(9-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which n is 0.

(9-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which n is 1.

(10) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof, which is acombination of any two or more of the groups, which are not inconsistentwith each other, among some embodiments of each group described in (1)to (9-2) above. Examples thereof include the compounds or salts thereofshown below.

(10-1) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which

X is as described in (1) above,

Y is as described in (2) above,

R¹ and R² are as described in (3-1) above,

R^(3a), R^(3b), R^(3c), R^(3d) and R^(3e) are as described in (4) above,

R⁴ is as described in (5) above,

R⁵ is as described in (6) above,

Q is as described in (7-1) above,

W is as described in (8-1) above, and

n is as described in (9) above.

(10-1-A) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which

X is as described in (1) above,

Y is as described in (2) above,

R¹ and R² are as described in (3-1) above,

R^(3a), R^(3b), R^(3c), R^(3d), and R^(3e) are as described in (4-A)above,

R⁴ is as described in (5) above,

R⁵ is as described in (6) above,

Q is as described in (7-1-A) above,

W is as described in (8-1) above, and

n is as described in (9) above.

(10-2) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which

X is as described in (1-2) above,

Y is as described in (2-1) above,

R¹ and R² are as described in (3-4) above,

R^(3a), R^(3b), R^(3c), R^(3d), and R^(3e) are as described in (4-1)above,

R⁴ is as described in (5-1) above,

R⁵ is as described in (6-2) above,

Q is as described in (7-3) above,

W is as described in (8-2) above, and

n is as described in (9-2) above.

(10-2-A) The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof in which

X is as described in (1-2) above,

Y is as described in (2-1) above,

R¹ and R² are as described in (3-4) above

R^(3a), R^(3b), R^(3c), R^(3d), and R^(3e) are as described in (4-1)above,

R⁴ is as described in (5-1) above,

R⁵ is as described in (6-2) above,

Q is as described in (7-3-A) above,

W is as described in (8-2) above, and

n is as described in (9-2) above.

(10-3) The compound of the formula (I) described in (10-2) or a saltthereof in which

R¹ and R² are as described in (3-5) above,

R^(3a), R^(3b), R^(3c), R^(3d), and R^(3e) are as described in (4-2)above, and

W is as described in (8-3) above.

(10-3-A)

The compound of the formula (I) described in (10-2-A) or a salt thereofin which

R¹ and R² are as described in (3-5) above,

R^(3a), R^(3b), R^(3c), R^(3d), and R^(3e) are as described in (4-2)above, and

W is as described in (8-3) above.

Examples of the specific compounds of the formula (I) include thefollowing compounds or salts thereof:

-   3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-(4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl-1,3}-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-[(2S)-4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoic    acid),-   [(1-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)    oxy]acetic acid,-   3-[(2S)-4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoic    acid,-   [(1-{6-[(4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-ethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)oxy]acetic    acid,-   3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,    3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-(4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid, and-   3-(4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid.

In another embodiment, examples of the specific compounds of the formula(I) include the following compounds or salts thereof:

-   3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-(4-{2-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-methoxypyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-(4-{3-fluoro-2-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-{4-[6-({4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-[isopropyl(2-methoxyethyl)amino]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}amino)-2-methyl    pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl}propanoic acid,-   3-{4-[6-({4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-[(3    S)-3-methoxypiperidin-1-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}amino)-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl}propanoic    acid,-   N-[(3    S)-1-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}pyrrolidin-3-yl]-N-methyl-β-alanine,-   1-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methyl    pyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}-4-methoxypiperidine-4-carboxylic    acid,-   3-[4-(5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(fluoromethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoic    acid,-   3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-[(2S)-4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(fluoromethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoic    acid,-   (4-{6-[(4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)acetic    acid,-   3-(1-{6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-(4-{2-(dimethylamino)-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid,-   3-{[(3R)-1-{6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}pyrrolidin-3-yl]oxy}propanoic    acid,-   3-{4-[6-({5-(4-cyclopropylpiperazin-1-yl)-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}amino)-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl}propanoic    acid, and-   3-(4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoic    acid.

With regard to the compound of the formula (I), tautomers or geometricalisomers thereof may exist, depending on the kinds of the substituents.In the present specification, the compound of the formula (I) may bedescribed in only one form of isomers in some cases, but the presentinvention includes other isomers, isolated forms of the isomers, or amixture thereof.

Furthermore, some of the compounds of the formula (I) may haveasymmetric carbon atoms or axis chirality in some cases, andcorrespondingly, the optical isomers or diastereomers thereof can exist.The present invention includes the isolated form of the optical isomerof the compound of the formula (I) or a mixture thereof.

In addition, a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug of the compoundrepresented by the formula (I) is also included in the presentinvention. The pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug refers to a compoundhaving a group which can be converted into an amino group, a hydroxylgroup, a carboxyl group, or the like, by solvolysis or under aphysiological condition. Examples of the groups forming the prodruginclude those as described in Prog. Med., 5, 2157-2161 (1985) or“Pharmaceutical Research and Development” (Hirokawa Publishing Company,1990), vol. 7, Molecular Design, 163-198, and “Methods and Principles inMedicinal Chemistry, vol. 47, Prodrugs and Targeted Delivery (Wiley-VCH,2010)”.

Moreover, the salt of the compound of the formula (I) is apharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of the formula (I), andthe compounds of the formula (I) may form an acid addition salt or asalt with a base, depending on the kinds of the substituents in somecases. Specifically, examples thereof include acid addition salts withinorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodicacid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and phosphoric acid, and with organicacids such as formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid, oxalic acid,malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, lactic acid,malic acid, mandelic acid, tartaric acid, dibenzoyl tartaric acid,ditoluoyl tartaric acid, citric acid, methanesulfonic acid,ethanesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid,aspartic acid, and glutamic acid, and salts with metal cations such assodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum, and with organicbases such as methylamine, ethylamine, ethanolamine, lysine, ornithine,and salts with various amino acids or derivatives of amino acids such asacetyl leucine, lysine, and ornithine, ammonium salts, and others.

In addition, the present invention also includes various hydrates orsolvates, and crystal polymorph substances of the compound of theformula (I) and a salt thereof. In addition, the present invention alsoincludes the compounds labeled with various radioactive ornon-radioactive isotopes.

(Production Process)

The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof can be prepared byapplying various known synthetic methods, using the characteristicsbased on their basic structures or the kinds of the substituents. Atthis time, depending on the types of the functional groups, it is insome cases effective from the viewpoint of the preparation techniques toprotect the functional group with an appropriate protective group (agroup which is capable of being easily converted into the functionalgroup), during the steps from starting materials to intermediates.Examples of the protective group include the protective groups asdescribed in “Greene's Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (4thedition, 2006)”, edited by P. G. M. Wuts and T. W. Greene, and the like,which may be appropriately selected and used depending on the reactionconditions. In these methods, a desired compound can be obtained byintroducing the protective group to carry out the reaction, and then, ifdesired, removing the protective group.

In addition, the prodrug of the compound of the formula (I) can beprepared by introducing a specific group during the steps from startingmaterials to intermediates, in the same manner as for the aboveprotective groups, or by further carrying out the reaction using theobtained compound of the formula (I). The reaction can be carried out byapplying a method known to a person skilled in the art, such as commonesterification, amidation, and dehydration.

Hereinbelow, typical preparation methods of the compound of the formula(I) will be described. Each of the production processes can also becarried out with reference to the documents appended to the descriptionherein. Further, the preparation methods of the present invention arenot limited to the examples as shown below.

(Production Process 1)

(in which, R represents C₁₋₆ alkyl or benzyl, L¹ represents a leavinggroup, A represents N or CH, which shall apply hereinafter).

This production process is a method for producing a compound of theformula (Ia) in which Q is piperazine-1,4-diyl or piperidine-1,4-diylamong the compounds of the formula (I) which are the compounds of thepresent invention, from the compound of the formula (a).

(Process 1)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of the formula (c) byreacting a compound of the formula (a) with the compound of the formula(b). Here, examples of the leaving group L¹ include a halogen group, amethanesulfonyloxy group, and a p-toluenesulfonyloxy group.

This reaction is carried out using the compound of the formula (a) andthe compound of the formula (b), by stirring the mixture under thetemperature condition ranging from under cooling to under heating toreflux, preferably at 0° C. to 90° C., usually for 0.1 hours to 5 days,in a solvent which is inert to the reaction or without a solvent.Examples of the solvent used herein are not particularly limited, butinclude aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and xylene,ethers such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran (THF), dioxane,1,2-dimethoxyethane, and the like, halogenated hydrocarbons such asmethylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform, and the like,N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), ethyl acetate,acetonitrile, 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (NMP), and a mixture thereof. Itmay be advantageous in some cases for the smooth progress of thereaction to carry out the reaction in the presence of an organic basesuch as triethylamine, N,N-diisopropylethylamine, N-methylmorpholine,and the like or an inorganic base such as sodium hydride, potassiumcarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium hydroxide, and the like.

REFERENCES

-   “Organic Functional Group Preparations” written by S. R. Sandler    and W. Karo, 2^(nd) edition, Vol. 1, Academic Press Inc., 1991-   “Courses in Experimental Chemistry (5^(th) edition)” edited by The    Chemical Society of Japan, Vol. 14 (2005) (Maruzen).

(Process 2)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of the formula (e) byreacting the compound of the formula (c) with a compound of the formula(d). The reaction conditions are the same as in Process 1 of ProductionProcess 1. In addition, it is possible to switch the order of Process 1and Process 2.

(Process 3)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of formula (Ia) bydeprotecting the compound of the formula (e).

This reaction is carried out by using the compound of the formula (e)and a deprotecting reagent by stirring the mixture under the temperaturecondition ranging from under cooling to heating to reflux, usually for0.1 hours to 5 days, in a solvent which is inert to the reaction orwithout a solvent. In the case where R is benzyl, this reaction can alsobe carried out by subjecting the compound of the formula (e) to ahydrogenation reaction using a metal catalyst in a hydrogen atmosphere.Examples of the solvent used herein are not particularly limited, butinclude alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol and the like,DMF, THF, and the like. Further, there are some cases where a mixedsolvent of the solvent and water is highly suitable for the reaction.Examples of the deprotecting reagent are not particularly limited, butinclude bases such as an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, an aqueouspotassium hydroxide solution and the like, and acids such ashydrochloric acid, trifluoroacetic acid and the like. In addition,examples of the metal catalyst that can be used in the hydrogenationreaction include palladium on carbon and palladium hydroxide.

(Production Process 2)

(in which, L² represents a leaving group, and P⁰ represents a protectinggroup, which shall apply hereinafter).

This production process is a method for producing a compound of thecompound of the formula (Ib) in which W is ethylene, and Q ispiperazine-1,4-diyl among the compounds of the formula (I) which are thecompounds of the present invention, from the compound of the formula(a).

(Process 1)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of the formula (g) by adeprotecting after reacting a compound of the formula (a) with acompound of the formula (f). Here, examples of a leaving group L²include a halogen, a trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy group, and the like. Inaddition, examples of a protecting group P⁰ include a t-butoxycarbonyl(Boc), and the like.

The reaction is carried out by using the compound of the formula (a) andthe compound of the formula (f) in equivalent amounts, or either thereofin an excess amount, by stirring the mixture under the temperaturecondition ranging from under cooling to under heating, preferably atroom temperature to 150° C., usually for 0.1 hours to 5 days, in asolvent which is inert to the reaction, in the presence of a palladiumcatalyst, a ligand, and a base. Examples of the solvent used herein arenot particularly limited, but include aromatic hydrocarbons such asbenzene, toluene, xylene and the like, N,N-dimethylformamide,acetonitrile, water, and a mixture thereof. Examples of the palladiumcatalyst include palladium acetate ortris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium, and the like. In addition,examples of the ligand include 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene(dppf), 1,1′-binaphthalene-2,2′-diyl bis(diphenylphosphine) (BINAP),2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4,′6′-triisopropylbiphenyl (XPhos),dicyclohexyl(2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine (SPhos),tricyclohexylphosphine,di-tert-butyl(2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine,(9,9-dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine), and the like.Further, examples of the base include sodium tert-butoxide, lithiumhexamethyldisilazide, potassium phosphate, and the like.

In addition, deprotecting the P⁰ group can be carried out by referring“Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis” written by Wuts and Greene, 4thedition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2006”.

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(Process 2)

This step is a step of preparing a compound of the formula (i) byreacting the compound of the formula (g) with a compound of the formula(h).

This reaction is carried out using the compound of the formula (g) andthe compound of the formula (h) in equivalent amounts, or either thereofin an excess amount, by stirring the mixture under the temperaturecondition ranging from under cooling to under heating to reflux,preferably at 0° C. to 100° C., usually for 0.1 hours to 5 days, in asolvent which is inert to the reaction. Examples of the solvent usedherein are not particularly limited, but include aromatic hydrocarbonssuch as benzene, toluene, xylene and the like, ethers such as diethylether, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane and the like,halogenated hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane,chloroform and the like, DMF, NMP, DMSO, ethyl acetate, acetonitrile,ethanol, and a mixture thereof. It may be advantageous in some cases forthe smooth progress of the reaction to carry out the reaction in thepresence of an organic base such as piperidine, triethylamine,N,N-diisopropylethylamine, N-methylmorpholine and the like, or aninorganic base such as potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassiumhydroxide and the like.

REFERENCES

-   “Courses in Experimental Chemistry (5^(th) edition)” edited by The    Chemical Society of Japan, Vol. 16 (2005) (Maruzen).

(Process 3)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of formula (Ib) bydeprotecting the compound of the formula (i). The reaction conditionsare the same as in Process 3 of Production Process 1.

(Production Process 3)

This production process is another preparation method for the compoundof the formula (I).

(Process 1)

This step is a step of preparing a compound of the formula (k) byreacting a compound of the formula (a) with a compound of the formula(j). The reaction conditions are the same as in Process 1 of ProductionProcess 2.

(Process 2)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of formula (I) bydeprotecting the compound of the formula (k). The reaction conditionsare the same as in Process 3 of Production Process 1.

(Production Process 4)

This production process is a method for producing a compound of theformula (Ic) in which Q is piperazine-1,4-diyl or piperidine-1,4-diyl,and n is 1 among the compounds of the formula (I).

(Process 1)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of the formula (n) byreacting a compound of the formula (m) with the compound of the formula(b). The reaction conditions are the same as in Process 1 of ProductionProcess 1.

(Process 2)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of the formula (o) byreacting the compound of the formula (n) with a compound of the formula(d). The reaction conditions are the same as in Process 1 of ProductionProcess 1.

(Process 3)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of the formula (q) bysubjecting the compound of the formula (o) to a Mannich reaction byusing a compound of the formula (p) and formaldehyde. It is possible toemploy a method described in Journal of the American Chemical Societywritten by Albertson, N. F. 1948, 70, 669 and Bulletin of the ChemicalSociety of Japan written by Bhargava, P. N., Sharma, S. C. 1965, 38,909, or a method similar to that.

(Process 4)

This step is a step of preparing a compound of formula (Ic) bydeprotecting the compound of the formula (q). The reaction conditionsare the same as in Process 3 of Production Process 1.

(Synthesis of Starting Materials)

(in which, Me represents methyl, Ac represents acetyl, and P¹ representsa protecting group).

This production process is a method for producing a compound of theformula (v) in which n=1, a compound of the formula (w) in which n=0,and the compound of the formula (m) which is a starting material ofProduction Process 4 among the compounds of the formula (a) which arestarting materials in the above-described Production Processes 1 to 3.Here, examples of the protecting group P¹ include the protecting groupsof the amino groups described in “Protective Groups in OrganicSynthesis” written by Wuts and Greene, 4th edition, John Wiley & SonsInc., 2006, such as an acetyl group.

(Process 1)

This step is a step of obtaining a compound of the formula (m) having2-aminothiazole from a compound of the formula (r). It is possible toobtain the compound of the formula (m) having 2-aminothiazole byreacting the compound of the formula (r) with a brominating agent suchas trimethylphenylammonium tribromide, and then reacting with thioureain a solvent which is inert to the reaction. It is possible to employ amethod described in Journal of the American Chemical Society written byDodson R. M. et al., 1945, 67, 2242, or a method similar to that.

(Process 2)

This step is a step of protecting the amino group of the compound of theformula (m). Here, the present reaction can be carried out withreference to “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis” written by Wutsand Greene, 4^(th) edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2006.

(Process 3)

This step is a step of preparing a compound of the formula (t) byintroducing an acetoxymethyl group into the 5-position of thiazole in acompound of the formula (s). The step can be carried out by reacting aformaldehyde aqueous solution or a paraformaldehyde with a compound ofthe formula (s) in the presence of an acetic acid solvent under thetemperature condition ranging from at room temperature to under heating,or from at room temperature to under refluxing. In addition, thisreaction can also be carried out under microwave irradiation. Note that,it is possible to carry out the reaction by adding acetic acid into asolvent which is inert to the reaction such as halogenated hydrocarbons,aromatic hydrocarbons, and ethers, instead of the acetic acid solvent.In addition, the reaction can also be carried out by further addingacetic anhydride.

(Process 4)

This step is a step of preparing a compound of the formula (u) byreacting the compound of the formula (p) with respect to and thecompound of the formula (t) under a basic condition. The presentreaction can be carried out by reacting the compound of the formula (t)with the compound of the formula (p) in the presence of an organic basesuch as triethylamine and N,N-diisopropylethylamine in an organicsolvent which is inert to the reaction such as halogenated hydrocarbons,aromatic hydrocarbons, ethers, esters, acetonitrile, DMF, DMSO, and NMP.In addition, the compound of the formula (p) can also be used in anexcess amount instead of the organic base. The reaction can be carriedout under the temperature condition ranging from under cooling to atroom temperature; from at room temperature to under heating; or from atroom temperature to under refluxing.

(Process 5)

The step is a step of obtaining the compound of the formula (v) byremoving the protecting group of the compound of the formula (u). Here,this reaction can be carried out by referring “Protective Groups inOrganic Synthesis” written by Wuts and Greene, 4th edition, John Wiley &Sons Inc., 2006”.

(Process 6)

This step is a step of obtaining the compound of the formula (w) fromthe compound of the formula (m). This reaction is carried out by anipso-substitution reaction by using the compound of the formula (p)after brominating the 5-position of thiazole in the compound of theformula (m) by using a brominating agent such as N-bromosuccinimide soas to obtain the compound of the formula (w).

The compound of the formula (I) is isolated and purified as its freecompound, or a salt, a hydrate, a solvate, or crystal polymorphsubstance thereof. The salt of the compound of the formula (I) can alsobe prepared by a conventional method.

Isolation and purification are carried out by employing general chemicaloperations such as extraction, fractional crystallization, and varioustypes of fractional chromatography.

Various isomers can be prepared by selecting appropriate startingcompound, or separated by using differences in the physicochemicalproperties among the isomers. For example, the optical isomers can beobtained by means of general optical resolution methods of racemiccompounds (for example, fractional crystallization introducing thecompound into a diastereomer salt with an optically active base or acid;chromatography using a chiral column or the like; and others), or canalso be prepared from appropriate optically active starting compound.

The pharmacological activity of the compound of the formula (I) wasconfirmed by the following test.

Test Example 1: Evaluation of Muscarinic M₃ Receptor Positive AllostericModulator Activity

a) Construction of Vector Expressing Human Muscarinic M₃ Receptor

A human muscarinic M₃ receptor gene (GenBank Accession No.: NM_000740.2)was introduced into an expression vector pcDNA3.1 (registered trademark)(Life Technologies).

b) Construction of Cells Stably Expressing Human Muscarinic M₃ Receptor

A vector expressing a human muscarinic M₃ receptor was introduced into aCHO-K1 cell (ATCC No.: CCL-61). The introduction was carried outaccording to the attached instructions, using a transfection reagent,Lipofectoamine (registered trademark) 2000 Reagent (Life Technologies).The cells were incubated in an alpha Modified Eagle Minimum EssentialMedium (α-MEM) including 2 mM L-glutamine, 10% fetal bovine serum, and2.0 mg/mL Geneticin (registered trademark) (Life Technologies) for 4weeks to acquire a drug-resistant clone.

c) Measurement of Intracellular Ca²⁺ Concentration

The cells obtained in b) above were suspended in an c-MEM including 2 mMglutamine, 10% fetal bovine serum, and 0.2 mg/mL Geneticin (registeredtrademark) to the amount from 1.2 to 1.5×10⁴ cells/well the day beforethe experiment, dispensed into a 384-well plate (Model No. 353962, BDBiosciences), and incubated overnight at 37° C. and 5% CO₂. The mediumwas replaced with a loading buffer (an assay buffer (Hank's balancedsalt solution (HBSS) including 3.1 μM Fluo 4-AM (Dojindo Laboratories),1 g/L BSA, 20 mM HEPES (pH 7.5), and 2.5 mM probenecid)), and incubatedfor about 2 hours at room temperature. Thereafter, the cells were washedwith a plate washer ELx405 (registered trademark) (BIO-TEK Instrument,Inc.) set with the assay buffer, and set in an intracellular Ca²⁺concentration measuring system (FLIPR^(tetra) (registered trademark),Molecular Device). The test substances were dissolved by using DMSO. Thetest substances (final concentration of 1 μM or 10 μM) and carbachol(Sigma, final concentration of 0.0024 nM to 10 μM) which had each beendiluted in the assay buffer in advance were set in a FLIPR^(tetra)(registered trademark). The test substances were added to the cells inthe device and after about 5 minutes, carbachol was added to the cells.An increase rate of the intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration by carbacholwas measured (excitement wavelength of 470 to 495 nm and a fluorescencewavelength of 515 to 575 nm).

For the muscarinic M₃ receptor-positive allosteric modulator activity, ashift toward a lower concentration side of a carbacholconcentration-response curve by the test substance was used as an index.That is, a minimum value in the carbachol response was taken as 0%; amaximum value in the carbachol response was taken as 100% from theconcentration-response curve of carbachol; the carbachol concentrationexhibiting a 50% response was calculated as an EC₅₀ value, using aSigmoid-Emax model non-linear regression method, and thus, themuscarinic M₃ receptor-positive allosteric modulator activity wasdetermined by dividing the EC₅₀ value of carbachol in the absence of thetest substance by the EC₅₀ value of carbachol in the presence of thetest substance. For example, when the EC₅₀ value of carbachol in theabsence of the test substance was 0.1 μM and the EC₅₀ value of carbacholin the presence of the test substance was 0.01 μM, the value of themuscarinic M₃ receptor-positive allosteric modulator activity becomes10, showing that the test substance causes a 10-fold shift in the EC₅₀value toward to the low concentration side. In Tables below, the columnsof 10 μM (-fold shift) show the values in a case where the testsubstance is added to a final concentration of 10 μM and the columns of1 μM (-fold shift) show the values in a case where the test substance isadded to a final concentration of 1 μM.

The muscarinic M₃ receptor-positive allosteric modulator activity (-foldshift) of Example compounds of the present invention are shown in Tables1 and 2. However, Ex represents Example Compound Nos. as described later(this shall apply hereinafter).

TABLE 1 10 μM 1 μM Ex (Fold shift) (Fold shift) 1 310 165 2 182 43 3 8631 4 163 26 5 116 31 6 222 21 7 153 71 8 131 32 9 203 68 10 176 42 11173 62 12 163 34 13 217 90 14 155 23 15 173 42 16 96 34 17 118 35 18 15731 19 84 12 20 106 17 21 139 33 22 59 10 23 82 16 24 102 9 25 61 6 26158 23 27 114 30 28 23 4 29 78 12 30 141 35 31 92 23 32 218 123 33 43 1034 54 24 35 114 36 36 201 99 37 178 18 38 70 22 39 106 21 40 125 34 41116 14 42 21 3 43 159 35 44 167 26 45 118 36 46 210 19 47 55 26 48 38 549 76 18 50 223 88 51 123 45 52 92 14 53 126 31 54 119 35 55 123 35 56127 62 57 144 54 58 289 70 59 259 120 60 61 24 61 74 29 62 137 32 63 15061 64 120 24

TABLE 2 10 μM 1 μM Ex (Fold shift) (Fold shift) 65 318 59 66 155 34 67328 102 68 625 196 69 114 54 70 117 49 71 215 63 72 167 172 73 369 84 74140 45 75 129 98 76 128 26 77 65 32 78 81 14 79 99 16 80 365 141 81 5512 82 303 94 83 162 41 84 100 48 85 169 69 86 74 28 87 15 2 88 22 4 89118 19 90 236 65 91 42 11 92 84 29 93 51 7 94 54 19 95 163 38 96 58 8 9767 12 98 91 10 99 90 25 100 261 59 101 78 36 102 110 32

Example compounds in Tables 1 and 2 shifted a carbacholconcentration-response curve toward a lower concentration side whenadded at 1 μM and 10 μM. In addition, for all Example compounds, fromthe viewpoint that the compounds alone do not change the intracellularCa²⁺ concentration, it was found that these compounds have no muscarinicM₃ receptor agonistic activity.

Test Example 2: Effect on Electrical Field Stimulation-InducedContraction in Rat Isolated Bladder

As an effect on the nerve stimulation-dependent bladder contraction inin vitro, the effect of the Example compounds of the present inventionin the electrical field stimulation-induced contraction of the ratisolated bladder was measured by the following method. That is, abladder specimen having a width of about 2 mm and a length of about 10mm in the longitudinal direction from the bladder isolated from aSprague-Dawley (SD) female rat (Japan SLC, Inc.) was prepared. Theprepared bladder specimen was suspended in an organ bath filled with 10mL of a Krebs-Henseleite solution. The Krebs-Henseleite solution wasaerated at 95% 02 and 5% CO₂, and kept at 37° C. After carrying outstabilization at an initial tension of 1 g, the contraction was causedtwice with 60 mM KCl. After stabilization of the specimen with aKrebs-Henseleite solution, the contraction was caused by carrying outelectrical field stimulation at 20 V with an electrical stimulationdevice (Nihon Kohden) (a stimulation frequency of 8 Hz, a pulse width of0.3 msec, and a stimulation time of 10 seconds). By repeating thetransmural electrical stimulation at an interval of 2 minutes, a voltagewas adjusted to obtain a contraction height of approximately 50% of thecontractile response at 20 V. After the contraction by electrical fieldstimulation had been stabilized, 10 μL of the test substances dissolvedin 100% DMSO in advance (final concentrations of 3 μM, 10 μM, and 30 μM)was added thereto. The test substances were cumulatively administered atthe following concentrations after the low-concentration contractileresponse had been stabilized. The response was taken into a personalcomputer through a PowerLab (registered trademark) (AD Instruments,Inc.), and analyzed by LabChart (registered trademark) (AD Instruments,Inc.). When the area under the response (area under curve, AUC) in eachcontraction response was calculated and the value before treatment withthe test substance was taken as 100%, the enhancement rate (% of pre) ofthe isolated bladder contractions after treatment with the testsubstance was calculated.

The enhancement rates of the isolated bladder contractions by 10 μM ofsome Example compounds are shown in Table 3.

Furthermore, it was separately confirmed that all the Example compoundswhich have been subjected to the present test do not cause contractionin a state in which there is no electrical stimulation and the compoundsalone do not show a bladder contraction action.

TABLE 3 Enhancement rate of extracted bladder contractions Ex (% of pre)1 120 3 136 4 127 8 193 9 187 10 271 11 219 12 166 13 127 14 169 17 19918 199 19 161 91 124

From the above, it was confirmed that the Example compounds alone, whichhave been subjected to the present test, do not cause a contractionaction in the isolated rat bladder, but have an action of enhancingelectrical field stimulation-induced contraction.

Test Example 3: Effect on Pelvic Nerve Stimulation-Induced Elevation ofIntravesical Pressure in Anesthetized Rats

The effect of the Example compounds of the present invention in thepelvic nerve electrical stimulation-induced elevation of intravesicalpressure using rats as an action of nerve stimulation-dependent bladdercontraction in vivo was measured by the following method. That is, SDfemale rats (Japan SLC, Inc.) were used and its lower abdomen wasdissected at the midline under pentobarbital anesthesia (50 mg/kg ip).After ligating and cutting the ureter on both sides, a cannula (PE-50)for measuring the intravesical pressure was inserted into the bladderfrom the external urethral opening and fixed by a clip. After injectingabout 200 μL of saline through the cannula that had been inserted intothe bladder, the other side was connected to a pressure transducer tomeasure the intravesical pressure. Under a stereoscopic microscopeobservation, the pelvic nerve in the vicinity of the bladder was peeledand an electrode for nerve stimulation (unique Medical) was placed. Theabdominal cavity was filled with mineral oil (MP BIOMEDICALS). Afterplacing in a post-operative stabilization period, the pelvic nerve wassubjected to electrical stimulation (stimulation voltage: 10 V,stimulation frequency: 8 Hz, pulse width: 0.3 msec, and stimulationtime: 10 seconds) to elicit the elevation of intravesical pressure,using an electrical stimulator (Nihon Kohden). By repeating theelectrical stimulation at an interval of 2 minutes while adjusting thevoltage, the voltage was adjusted to elicit about 50% to 70% elevationof intravesical pressure elicited at 10 V. Thereafter, by repeating theelectrical stimulation at an interval of 10 minutes, the increase in theintravesical pressure by electrical stimulation was stabilized threetimes or more, and the test substance (an administration amount of 3mg/kg) was then administered from the catheter detained in the vein at avolume of 1 mL/kg, thus measuring an effect of the elevation of theintravesical pressure of the test substance for 1 hour. The testsubstance was dissolved in water supplemented with 10% DMSO and 10%Cremophor.

The response was applied to a personal computer through a PowerLab(registered trademark) and analyzed by LabChart (registered trademark).The AUC of each elevation of the intravesical pressure was calculated,the intravesical pressure elevation rate (% of pre) after the treatmentwith the test substance was calculated by taking an average value of thevalues measured three times before the treatment with the test substanceas 100%, and the maximum effect during a period within one hour afteradministration of the compound was considered as the effect of the testsubstance.

The elevation rates (% of pre) of the intravesical pressure when someExample compounds were administered at 3 mg/kg are shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4 Increase rate of intravesical pressure Ex (% of pre) 1 197 2 1433 146 4 178 5 146 8 178 9 200 10 169 11 181 12 152 13 186 14 121 15 13016 111 17 144 18 153 19 125 20 118 21 116 26 125 27 123 29 145 30 124 31138 32 232 34 159 35 154 36 191 38 142 39 123 40 212 43 177 45 182 51129 53 145 54 150 55 189 58 175 59 225 63 198 65 174 67 169 68 172 69150 70 151 71 197 77 140 86 164 91 144 92 105 94 114 97 143 98 139 99121 100 145

In addition, it was confirmed that the Example compounds evaluated inthe present test do not cause an elevation of the intravesical pressurein a state in which electrical stimulation is not given, and thecompounds alone do not show elevation of the intravesical pressure.

From the above, it was confirmed that the Example compounds listed inTable 4 alone do not show elevation of the intravesical pressure buthave an action of enhancing effect on the pelvic nerve electricalstimulation-induced elevation of intravesical pressure in theanesthetized rats.

As shown in the results of each the tests above, it was confirmed thatthe compound of the formula (I) has a muscarinic M₃ receptor-positiveallosteric modulator activity, and further, it enhances the bladdercontraction in a nerve stimulation-dependent manner in in vitro, as wellas enhances an elevation in the intravesical pressure in a nervestimulation-dependent manner in in vivo. Accordingly, the compound ofthe formula (I) can be used to prevent or treat bladder/urinary tractdiseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃receptor, in particular, voiding dysfunction or urine storagedysfunction in the bladder/urethral diseases. The compound of theformula (I) can be used for preventing or treating, for example, voidingdysfunction or urine storage dysfunction in underactive bladder,hypotonic bladder, acontraction bladder, detrusor underactivity,neurogenic bladder, urethra relaxation failure, detrusor-externalurethral sphincter dyssynergia, overactive bladder, urinary frequency,nocturia, urinary incontinence, benign prostatic hyperplasia,interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, and urinary tract stones. Inparticular, the compound of the formula (I) can be used for preventingor treating voiding dysfunction or urine storage dysfunction inunderactive bladder, hypotonic bladder, acontraction bladder, detrusorunderactivity, and neurogenic bladder.

In addition, the compound of formula (I) can become a therapeutic drugthat is more excellent in safety from the viewpoint that the compoundalone does not show an agonistic effect on a muscarinic M₃ receptor, butshows an effect on enhancing the nerve stimulation-dependent bladdercontraction, and accordingly, cholinergic side effects that have beenreported in the existing drugs can be avoided.

A pharmaceutical composition including one or two or more kinds of thecompound of the formula (I) as an active ingredient can be preparedusing an excipient which is usually used in the art, that is, anexcipient for a pharmaceutical preparation, a carrier for apharmaceutical preparation, and the like, according to a method usuallyused.

Administration can be accomplished either by oral administration viatablets, pills, capsules, granules, powders, solutions, and the like, orparenteral administration via injections, such as intraarticular,intravenous, and intramuscular injections, suppositories, transdermalliquid preparations, ointments, transdermal patches, transmucosal liquidpreparations, transmucosal patches, inhalers, and the like.

As a solid composition for oral administration, tablets, powders,granules, and the like are used. In such a solid composition, one kindor two or more kinds of the active ingredients are mixed with at leastone inactive excipient. In a conventional method, the composition maycontain inactive additives such as a lubricant, a disintegrating agent,a stabilizer, or a solubilization assisting agent. If necessary, tabletsor pills may be coated with a sugar or with a film of a gastric orenteric coating substance.

The liquid composition for oral administration includes pharmaceuticallyacceptable emulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups, elixirs, or thelike, and also includes generally used inert diluents, for example,purified water or ethanol. The liquid composition may also includeauxiliary agents such as a solubilization assisting agent, a moisteningagent, and a suspending agent, sweeteners, flavors, aromatics, andantiseptics, in addition to the inert diluent.

The injections for parenteral administration include sterile aqueous ornon-aqueous solution preparations, suspensions, or emulsions. Theaqueous solvent includes, for example, distilled water for injection andsaline. Examples of the non-aqueous solvent include alcohols such asethanol. Such a composition may further include a tonicity agent, anantiseptic, a moistening agent, an emulsifying agent, a dispersingagent, a stabilizing agent, or a solubilizing assisting agent. These aresterilized, for example, by filtration through a bacteria retainingfilter, blending of a bactericide, or irradiation. In addition, thesecan also be used by preparing a sterile solid composition, anddissolving or suspending it in sterile water or a sterile solvent forinjection prior to its use.

Examples of the agent for external use include ointments, hard plasters,creams, jellies, cataplasms, sprays, and lotions. The agent furthercontains generally used ointment bases, lotion bases, aqueous ornon-aqueous liquid preparations, suspensions, emulsions, or the like.

As the transmucosal agents such as an inhaler and a transnasal agent,those in the form of a solid, liquid, or semi-solid state are used, andcan be prepared in accordance with a method known in the related art.For example, a known excipient, and also a pH adjusting agent, anantiseptic, a surfactant, a lubricant, a stabilizing agent, a thickeningagent, or the like may be appropriately added thereto. For theadministration, an appropriate device for inhalation or blowing can beused. For example, a compound may be administered alone or as a powderof formulated mixture, or as a solution or suspension in combinationwith a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, using a known device orsprayer such as a metered administration inhalation device. A dry powderinhaler or the like may be for single or multiple administration use,and a dry powder or a powder-containing capsule may be used.Alternatively, this may be in a form such as a pressurized aerosol spraythat uses an appropriate propellant agent, for example, a suitable gassuch as chlorofluoroalkanes, and carbon dioxide, or other forms.

Usually, in the case of oral administration, the daily dose is fromabout 0.001 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg, preferably from 0.1 mg/kg to 30 mg/kg,and more preferably from 0.1 mg/kg to 10 mg/kg, per body weight,administered in one portion or in 2 to 4 divided portions. In the caseof intravenous administration, the daily dose is suitably administeredfrom about 0.0001 mg/kg to 10 mg/kg per body weight, once a day or twoor more times a day. In addition, a transmucosal agent is administeredat a dose from about 0.001 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg per body weight, once orplural times a day. The dose is appropriately decided in response to theindividual case by taking the symptoms, the age, and the gender, and thelike into consideration.

Although there are differences depending on a route of administration, adosage form, an administration site, and a type of the excipient oradditive, a pharmaceutical composition of the present inventioncomprises 0.01% by weight to 100% by weight of, as an embodiment, 0.01%by weight to 50% by weight of, one or more of the compound of theformula (I) or a salt thereof which is the active ingredient.

The compound of the formula (I) may be used in combination with variousagents for treating or preventing diseases on which the compound of theformula (I) is considered to show the effect. Such combined preparationsmay be administered simultaneously, or separately and continuously, orat a desired time interval. The preparations to be co-administered maybe a blend, or may be prepared individually.

EXAMPLES

Hereinbelow, the production process for the compound of the formula (I)will be described in more detail with reference to Examples. Further,the present invention is not limited to the compounds described in theExamples below. Further, the production processes for the startingcompounds will be described in Preparation Examples. In addition, theproduction processes for the compound of the formula (I) are not limitedto the production processes of the specific Examples shown below, butthe compound of the formula (I) can be prepared by a combination ofthese production processes or a method that is apparent to a personskilled in the art.

Further, in the present specification, nomenclature software such asACD/Name (registered trademark, Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc.)may be used for nomenclature of compounds in some cases.

Moreover, the following abbreviations may be used in Examples,Preparation Examples, and Tables below in some cases.

PEx: Preparation Example No., Ex: Example No., PSyn: Preparation methodof Preparation Example compound (the number in the PSyn column indicatesthat the compound was produced by using the corresponding startingmaterial in the same manner as the compound having the number as thenumber of Preparation Example compound. For example, the compound inwhich the PSyn column is 2 means that it was prepared in the same manneras the compound of Preparation Example 2), Syn: Preparation method ofExample compounds (the number in the Syn column indicates that thecompound was produced by using the corresponding starting material inthe same manner as the compound having the number as the number ofExample compound. For example, the compound in which the Syn column is 2means that it was prepared in the same manner as the compound of Example2), Str: Structural chemical formula (Me represents methyl, Etrepresents ethyl, i-Pr represents isopropyl, c-Pr representscyclopropyl, tBu represents tert-butyl, Boc representstert-butoxycarbonyl, and Ac represents acetyl), DAT: Physicochemicaldata, ESI+: m/z values in mass spectroscopy (Ionization method ESI,representing [M+H]⁺ unless otherwise specified), ESI−: m/z values inmass spectroscopy (Ionization method ESI, representing [M−H]⁻ unlessotherwise specified), APCI/ESI+: m/z values in mass spectroscopy(APCI/ESI-MS (atmospheric pressure chemical ionization method APCI,representing [M+H]⁺ unless otherwise specified; in which APCI/ESI meanssimultaneous measurement of APCI and ESI)), EI: m/z values in massspectroscopy (ionization method EI, representing [M]⁺ unless otherwisespecified), CI: m/z values in mass spectroscopy (Ionization method CI,representing [M+H]⁺ unless otherwise specified), NMR-CDC 13: δ (ppm) ofpeaks in ¹H-NMR in CDCl₃, NMR-DMSO-d6: δ (ppm) of peaks in ¹H-NMR inDMSO-d₆, s: singlet (spectrum), d: doublet (spectrum), t: triplet(spectrum), q: quartet (spectrum) br: broad (spectrum) (e.g.: brs), m:multiplet (spectrum). Further, HCl in the structural formula indicatesthat the compound is a monohydrochloride; and 2HCl indicates that thecompound is a dihydrochloride.

In addition, for the sake of convenience, a concentration of mol/L isrepresented by M. For example, a 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solutionmeans a 1 mol/L aqueous sodium hydroxide solution.

Preparation Example 1

Sodium hydride (90 mg, 60% oil dispersion) was added to a mixture of5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(300 mg), 4,6-dichloro-5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidine (175 mg), anddehydrated tetrahydrofuran (6.0 mL) in an argon atmosphere underice-methanol bath cooling, followed by stirring at 0° C. for 30 minutes.The resultant was extracted with ethyl acetate after adding ice-water tothe reaction mixture. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine,dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reducedpressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain6-chloro-N-(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-amine(407 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 2

N,N-diisopropylethylamine (1.2 mL) was added to a mixture ofN²-(6-chloro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl)-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-N⁵-isopropyl-N⁵-(2-methoxyethyl)-1,3-thiazole-2,5-diamine(279 mg), ethyl 3-(piperazin-1-yl)propanoate dihydrochloride (440 mg),and 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (NMP) (6.0 mL) at room temperature. Thereaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 12 hours. Ethyl acetate andwater were added the reaction mixture so as to separate the organiclayer. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purifiedby silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtainethyl3-{4-[6-({4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-[isopropyl(2-methoxyethyl)amino]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}amino)-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl}propanoate(303 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 3

A mixture of6-chloro-5-fluoro-N-(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-I-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-2-methylpyrimidin-4-amine(662 mg), ethyl 3-(piperazin-1-yl)propanate dihydrochloride (1.7 g),N,N-diisopropylethylamine (4.0 mL), and NMP (10 mL) was stirred at 80°C. for 4 hours. Ethyl acetate and water were added the reaction mixtureso as to separate the organic layer. The organic layer was washed withwater, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated underreduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) and silica gel columnchromatography (chloroform-ethyl acetate) to obtain ethyl3-(4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(353 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 4

A mixture of ethyl3-[(2S)-4-(6-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoate(145 mg),4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(150 mg), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium (110 mg),1,1′-binaphthalene-2,2′-diyl bis(diphenylphosphine) (150 mg), cesiumcarbonate (520 mg), and toluene (3.0 mL) was stirred at 100° C. for 5hours under an argon atmosphere. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) and basic silica gel columnchromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain ethyl3-[(2S)-4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoate(192 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 5

A mixture of tert-butyl3-[4-(2-chloro-3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl]propanate (497 mg),4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(500 mg), tris(dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium (640 mg),1,1′-binaphthalene-2,2′-diyl bis(diphenylphosphine) (900 mg), cesiumcarbonate (1.9 g), and NMP (15 mL) was stirred at 100° C. for 6 hoursunder an argon atmosphere. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethylacetate and water, and filtered through a celite pad. A filtrate waswashed with water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform-ethyl acetate),silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate), and silica gelcolumn chromatography (chloroform-ethyl acetate) to obtain tert-butyl3-(4-{3-fluoro-2-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanate(387 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 6

(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidine (0.15 mL) was added to a mixture of ethyl3-{4-[5-fluoro-6-({4-[6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}amino)pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl}propanoate(400 mg), paraformaldehyde (65 mg), and acetic acid (6.0 mL), andstirred at 75° C. for 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure, and the residue was diluted with ethyl acetateand water. To the reaction mixture was added a saturated aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate.The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain ethyl3-(4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(328 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 7

Paraformaldehyde (55 mg) was added to a mixture of ethyl3-{4-[5-fluoro-6-({4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}amino)pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl}propanoate(300 mg), (3S)-3-methoxypyrrolidine hydrochloride (110 mg), and aceticacid (5.0 mL) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred at85° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was added acetic anhydride (0.50mL) and was stirred at 85° C. for 4 hours. To the reaction mixture wasadded water, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organiclayer was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purifiedby neutral silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) andneutral silica gel column chromatography (chloroform-methanol) to obtainethyl 3-(4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(3S)-3-methoxypyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(150 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 8

A mixture ofN-(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-3-fluoro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)pyridin-2-amine(300 mg), ethyl acrylate (0.50 mL), and ethanol (10 mL) was stirred at100° C. for 15 minutes under microwave irradiation. The reaction liquidwas concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified bybasic silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtainethyl3-(4-{2-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-3-fluoropyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(137 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 9

A mixture of tert-butyl4-{2-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-3-fluoropyridin-4-yl}piperazine-1-carboxylate(457 mg), and 4 M hydrogen chloride dioxane solution (13 mL) was stirredat room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure, and chloroform and saturated aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution were added to the residue. The organic layerwas separated, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by basicsilica gel column chromatography (chloroform-methanol) to obtainN-(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-3-fluoro-4-(piperazin-1-yl)pyridin-2-amine(302 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 10

4 M hydrogen chloride ethyl acetate solution (2.2 mL) was added to amixture of tert-butyl(3S)-4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}-3-(methoxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(154 mg) and tetrahydrofuran (0.64 mL), and the reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 6 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to obtain5-fluoro-N-(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-6-[(2S)-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]pyrimidin-4-aminetrihydrochloride (159 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 11

6 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1.0 mL) was added to a mixture ofN-(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)acetamide(240 mg) and ethanol (4 mL), and the reaction mixture was stirred at100° C. for 4 hours under an argon atmosphere. To the reaction mixturewas added water, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organiclayer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtainedresidue was purified by basic silica gel column chromatography(hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(164 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 12

A mixture ofN-(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)acetamide(1.4 g), ethanol (10 mL), and a 6 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution(5.0 mL) was stirred at 120° C. for 15 minutes under microwaveirradiation. To the reaction mixture was added water, followed byextraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed withsaturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(1.0 g) as an oil.

Preparation Example 13

A mixture ofN-(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)acetamide(916 mg), and concentrated sulfuric acid (8.0 mL) and water (2.0 mL) wasstirred at 100° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to 5° C.and alkalified by the addition of a 5 M aqueous sodium hydroxidesolution and a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution. Themixture was extracted with chloroform, and the organic layer was driedover anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by basic silica gel columnchromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(685 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 14

A mixture ofN-{4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}acetamide(2.8 g), acetic acid (20 mL), 36% formaldehyde aqueous solution (3.6mL), and acetic anhydride (4.4 mL) was stirred at 170° C. for 30 minutesunder microwave irradiation. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure, and then the obtained solid was washed with methanol,and collected by filtration. The obtained solid (1.8 g) and NMP (20 mL),(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidone (608 mg), and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (2.5mL) were mixed, and the reaction mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 30minutes. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and waterwas added to the reaction mixture and was extracted with ethyl acetate.The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethylacetate) to obtainN-(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)acetamide(1.4 g) as a solid.

Preparation Example 15

A mixture of{2-acetamide-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazole-5-yl}methylacetate (1.0 g), (−)-(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidine hydrochloride (600mg), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (2.0 mL), and NMP (10 mL) was stirred at100° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethylacetate, and the organic layer was washed with water and saturatedbrine. The obtained organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (chloroform-ethyl acetate)to obtain an oil. To the obtain oil (1.4 g) was added to ethyl acetateand water, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic layerwas washed with water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure toobtainN-(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)acetamide(965 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 16

N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.55 mL) was added to a mixture of{2-acetamide-4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazole-5-yl}methylacetate (525 mg), (2R)-2-methylpyrrolidine hydrochloride (201 mg), andN,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) (4.2 mL), and the reaction mixture wasstirred at 120° C. for 30 minutes under microwave irradiation. To thereaction mixture was added (2R)-2-methylpyrrolidine hydrochloride (244mg) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.69 mL) was stirred at 140° C. for30 minutes under microwave irradiation. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue waspurified by basic silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethylacetate) to obtainN-(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)acetamide(245 mg) as an oil.

Preparation Example 17

A mixture ofN-{4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}acetamide(6.0 g), acetic acid (30 mL), 36% formaldehyde aqueous solution (7.5mL), and acetic anhydride (9.0 mL) was stirred at 170° C. for 15 minutesunder microwave irradiation. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure. Ethyl acetate was added to the obtained residue, andthe organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, water, and saturated brine, dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. Theobtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(chloroform-methanol). The obtained solid was washed with diisopropylether, collected by filtration, and dried to obtain{2-acetamide-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazole-5-yl}methylacetate (2.6 g) as a solid.

Preparation Example 18

A mixture ofN-{4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}acetamide(3.8 g), 37% formaldehyde aqueous solution (5.1 mL), acetic anhydride(11 mL), and acetic acid (19 mL) was heated to reflux overnight. Thereaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and theobtained residue was washed with hexane-diisopropyl ether to obtain{2-acetamide-4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-1,3-thiazole-5-yl}methylacetate (2.4 g) as a solid.

Preparation Example 19

A mixture of 4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(2.8 g), pyridine (10 mL), and acetic anhydride (4.0 mL) was stirred at60° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature,water was added to the reaction mixture, and the obtained solid wascollected by filtration. The obtained solid was washed with methanol,was collected by filtration, and dried to obtainN-{4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}acetamide(2.9 g) as a solid.

Preparation Example 20

N-bromosuccinimide (190 mg) was added to a mixture of4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-amine (250 mg), andDMF (6.0 mL) at 0° C., and the reaction mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 1 hour. To the reaction mixture was addedN-(2-methoxyethyl)propane-2-amine (0.17 mL) and potassium carbonate (420mg), followed by stirring at 80° C. for 1 hour. To the reaction mixturewas added ethyl acetate and water, followed by extraction with ethylacetate, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate,and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purifiedby silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-N⁵-isopropyl-N-(2-methoxyethyl)-1,3-thiazole-2,5-diamine(241 mg) as an oil.

Preparation Example 21

Phenyltrimethylammonium tribromide (143 g) was added to a mixture of1-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanone (78 g) andtetrahydrofuran (625 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Theinsoluble materials were separated by filtration, and then the filtratewas concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was mixedwith ethanol (625 mL), and to the mixture was added thiourea (35 g),followed by stirring at 65° C. to 75° C. for 2 hours. The reactionmixture was ice-cooled, and then water (625 mL) was added thereto. Tothe mixture was added 1 M sodium hydroxide (600 mL), followed bystirring for 30 minutes. The solid was collected by filtration, 70%ethanol water (600 mL) was added thereto, and the mixture was dissolvedat 76° C. The obtained solution was cooled to room temperature and wasstirred overnight. The mixture was ice-cooled, stirred for 2 hours, andthen the precipitated solid was collected by filtration and was driedover under reduced pressure to obtain4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-amine (57 g) as asolid.

Preparation Example 22

Ethyl 3-[(2S)-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoate dihydrochloride(400 mg), and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (1.1 mL) were sequentially addedto a mixture of 4,6-dichloro-5-fluoropyrimidine (220 mg) and NMP (3.3mL), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 1 hour. Thereaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, and washed with water.The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain ethyl3-[(2S)-4-(6-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoate(434 mg) as an oil.

Preparation Example 23

A mixture of 2,4-dichloro-3-fluoropyridine (800 mg), tert-butylpiperazine-1-carboxylate (1.8 g), potassium carbonate (2.7 g), and NMP(16 mL) was stirred at 80° C. overnight, and then was stirred at 100° C.for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate andwater. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine,dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain tert-butyl4-(2-chloro-3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (612 mg) as asolid.

Preparation Example 24

A mixture of benzyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (15 mL), tert-butylacrylate (15 mL), and ethanol (50 mL) was stirred at 100° C. for 5hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with diethyl ether (100 mL),water (50 mL), and 1 M hydrochloric acid (100 mL), and the aqueous layerwas separated. Ethyl acetate (500 mL) and 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxidesolution (100 mL) were added to the aqueous layer, the organic layer wasseparated, and the mixture was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate,and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain benzyl4-(3-tert-butoxy-3-oxopropyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (29 g) as an oil.

Preparation Example 25

A mixture of tert-butyl (3 S)-3-(methoxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(633 mg), ethyl acrylate (0.39 mL), and ethanol (1.9 mL) was stirred at80° C. for 3 hours under microwave irradiation. The reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature, and then was concentrated under reducedpressure, and the residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain tert-butyl(3S)-4-(3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(444 mg) as an oil.

Preparation Example 26

N-methylmorpholine (0.65 mL) was added to a mixture of tert-butyl(3R)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (1.0 g), ethyl propiolate (1.9mL), and methylene chloride (16 mL), and the reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified bysilica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtaintert-butyl(3R)-3-{[(1E)-3-ethoxy-3-oxoprop-1-en-1-yl]oxy}pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(1.1 g) as an oil.

Preparation Example 27

10% palladium on carbon (414 mg, 50% water contained) was added to amixture of tert-butyl(3R)-3-{[(1E)-3-ethoxy-3-oxoprop-1-en-1-yl]oxy}pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(1.1 g), and ethanol (22 mL) under an argon atmosphere. The reactionmixture was stirred for 14 hours under a hydrogen atmosphere (1 atm).The reaction mixture was filtered through a celite pad, and the filtratewas concentrated under reduced pressure so as to obtain tert-butyl(3R)-3-(3-ethoxy-3-oxopropoxy)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (1.1 g) as anoil.

Preparation Example 28

A mixture of tert-butyl4-(3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (1.0g) and methylene chloride (10 mL) was added dropwise to a mixture ofbis(2-methoxyethyl)aminosulfur trifluoride (0.81 mL) and methylenechloride (10 mL) at −70° C. for 20 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphereso that the internal temperature does not exceed −60° C. The reactionmixture was stirred at room temperature for 8 hours. To the reactionmixture was added a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution, followed by extraction with chloroform. The organic layer wasdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(chloroform) to obtain tert-butyl4-(3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)-3-(fluoromethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (278mg) as an oil.

Preparation Example 29

N,N-diisopropylethylamine (4.6 mL), and ethyl bromoacetate (2.1 mL) wereadded to a mixture of tert-butyl (3S)-3-(methoxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (2.0 g) and methylenechloride (45 mL), and the reaction mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 23 hours. The reaction mixture was added water so as toseparate the organic layer, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresidue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethylacetate) to obtain tert-butyl(3S)-4-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(2.3 g) as an oil.

Preparation Example 30

4 M hydrogen chloride ethyl acetate solution (6.0 mL) was added to amixture of tert-butyl(3S)-4-(3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)-3-methylpiperazine-1-carboxylate (1.2 g)and ethanol (6.0 mL), and stirred at 80° C. for 1.5 hours. The reactionliquid was cooled to room temperature and was stirred overnight. Thesolid was collected by filtration and dried to obtain ethyl3-[(2S)-2-methylpiperazin-1-yl]propanoate dihydrochloride (995 mg) as asolid.

Preparation Example 31

4 M hydrogen chloride ethyl acetate solution (1.9 mL) was added to amixture of tert-butyl (3S)-4-(3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(444 mg) and ethanol (2.2 mL), and the reaction mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure to obtain ethyl3-[(2S)-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoate dihydrochloride (401mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 32

A mixture of benzyl4-(3-tert-butoxy-3-oxopropyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (29 g), 10%palladium on carbon (6.0 g, 50% water contained), and ethanol (300 mL)was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours under a hydrogen atmosphere(1 atm). The reaction mixture was filtered through a celite pad, and thefiltrate was concentrated under reduced pressure so as to obtaintert-butyl 3-(piperazin-1-yl)propanate (19 g) as an oil.

Preparation Example 33

A mixture of 1-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanone (1.0 g),cyclopropylboronic acid (780 mg),dicyclohexyl(2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine (185 mg),tripotassium phosphate (3.0 g), palladium acetate (II) (51 mg), toluene(10 mL), and water (1.0 mL) was stirred at 100° C. for 3 hours under anargon atmosphere, and then cooled to room temperature. Ethyl acetate andwater were added to the reaction mixture, insoluble materials wereremoved by filtration, and then the filtrate was extracted with ethylacetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure.The obtained residue was purified with silica gel column chromatography(hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain1-[4-cyclopropyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanone (1.0 g) as an oil.

Preparation Example 34

Trifluoroacetic acid (0.15 mL) was added to a mixture of zinc (2.0 g),cobalt bromide (II) (600 mg), and acetonitrile (30 mL) under an argonatmosphere, and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for15 minutes. 5-Bromo-1-fluoro-2-methoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (5.0g) and acetic anhydride (2.1 mL) were added to the reaction mixture, andthe reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 17 hours. 1 Mhydrochloric acid (30 mL) was added to the reaction mixture, and themixture was extracted with diethyl ether. The organic layer was washedwith water and saturated brine, and concentrated under reduced pressure.The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane-diethyl ether) to obtain1-[3-fluoro-4-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanone (1.6 g) as anoil.

Preparation Example 35

3 M methylmagnesium bromide diethyl ether solution (7.0 mL) was added toa mixture of N,6-dimethoxy-N-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)nicotinamide (3.7g) and tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) under ice-cooling, and the reactionmixture was stirred for one hour. To the reaction mixture was added asaturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution, followed by extractionwith ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) toobtain 1-[6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]ethanone (3.0 g) asan oil.

Preparation Example 36

Sodium hydride (90 mg, 60% oil dispersion) was added to a mixture of5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(300 mg), 4,6-dichloro-5-fluoropyrimidine (165 mg), and dehydratedtetrahydrofuran (6.0 mL) in an argon atmosphere under ice-methanol bathcooling, followed by stirring at 0° C. for 30 minutes. The resultant wasextracted with ethyl acetate after adding ice water to the reactionmixture. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure.The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain6-chloro-N-(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-amine(391 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 62

N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (4.3 g),N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (9.5 g),and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (30 mL) were added to a mixture of6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)nicotinic acid (7.8 g) and methylenechloride (80 mL) under ice-cooling, and then the reaction mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 17 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and to the residue were added ethylacetate and water, followed by stirring for 30 minutes. The mixture wasextracted with ethyl acetate, the organic layer was dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtainedresidue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethylacetate) to N,6-dimethoxy-N-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)nicotinamide (5.0g) as an oil.

Preparation Example 104

A mixture of methyl{[1-(6-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]oxy}acetate (106mg),4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(125 mg), tris(dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium (95 mg),1,1′-binaphthalene-2,2′-diyl bis(diphenylphosphine) (130 mg), cesiumcarbonate (230 mg), and toluene (2.5 mL) was stirred at 100° C. for 6hours under an argon atmosphere. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) and basic silica gel columnchromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl[(1-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)oxy]acetate(57 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 135

Tripotassium phosphate (260 mg) was added to a mixture of ethyl3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(280 mg), 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(135 mg), palladium acetate (II) (18 mg), tricyclohexylphosphine (45mg), and dioxane (5.0 mL), and water (0.50 mL), and the reaction mixturewas stirred at 95° C. for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted withwater, and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer waswashed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain ethyl3-(4-{5-fluoro-6-[(5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(170 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 152

A mixture of4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(500 mg), tert-butyl 4-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(500 mg), tris(dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium (320 mg),di-tert-butyl(2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine (350 mg),cesium carbonate (1.8 g), toluene (10 mL), and water (1.0 mL) wasstirred at 100° C. for 1 hour under an argon atmosphere. The reactionmixture was cooled down to room temperature, and ethyl acetate and waterwere added. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, the organiclayer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and then concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain an oil (538 mg).

4 M hydrogen chloride dioxane solution (12 mL) was added to a mixture ofthe obtained oil (538 mg) and tetrahydrofuran (2.0 mL), and the reactionmixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixturewas concentrated under reduced pressure, and saturated aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution (15 mL) and water were added to the residue.The mixture was extracted with chloroform-isopropanol, the organic layerwas dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(chloroform-methanol) to obtainN-(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)pyridin-2-amine(300 mg) as a solid.

Preparation Example 189

A mixture ofN-{4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}acetamide(5.5 g), acetic acid (55 mL), 36% formaldehyde aqueous solution (6.8 mL)and acetic anhydride (5.0 mL) was stirred at 170° C. for 30 minutesunder microwave irradiation. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure. Isopropanol was added to the obtained residue, and theprecipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried to obtainmethyl{2-acetamide-4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazole-5-yl}acetate(4.1 g) as a solid.

Preparation Example 196

A mixture of 4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(6.0 g), pyridine (36 mL), and acetic anhydride (9.0 mL) was stirred at60° C. for 4 hours. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and thegenerated solid was collected by filtration and dried under reducedpressure to obtainN-{4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}acetamide(5.5 g) as a solid.

Preparation Example 213

Phenyltrimethylammonium tribromide (44 g) was added to a mixture of1-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanone (25 g) andtetrahydrofuran (300 mL), and the reaction mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 2 hours. The insoluble materials were separated byfiltration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure.The obtained compound and ethanol (300 mL) were mixed, and thiourea (10g) was added to the mixture, and then was stirred at 80° C. for 5 hours.The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and theprecipitated solid was collected by filtration. The filtrate wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the precipitated solid waswashed with ethyl acetate, and was collected by filtration. This solidwas combined with the solid which was previously collected byfiltration, and the combined solid was dispersed into ethyl acetate anda saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution so as to extractwith ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water andsaturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained solid was washed withhexane, collected by filtration, and dried to obtain4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-amine (24 g) as asolid.

Preparation Example 228

Methyl (piperidin-4-yl-oxy)acetate hydrochloride (151 mg) andN,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.60 mL) were sequentially added to a mixtureof 4,6-dichloro-5-fluoropyrimidine (120 mg) and NMP (1.8 mL), and thenthe reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2 hours. The reactionliquid was diluted with ethyl acetate, and washed with water. Theorganic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl{[1-(6-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]oxy}acetate (217 mg)as an oil.

Example 1

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1.7 mL) was added to a mixture ofethyl3-[(2S)-4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoate(192 mg), ethanol (1.0 mL), and tetrahydrofuran (1.0 mL), and thereaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. To thereaction mixture was added 1 M hydrochloric acid (1.7 mL) forneutralization, followed by extraction with chloroform-isopropanol(4:1). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andthen concentrated under reduced pressure. Tetrahydrofuran (5.0 mL) and 4M hydrogen chloride dioxane solution (0.28 mL) were added to theresidue. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain3-[(2S)-4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoicacid trihydrochloride (160 mg) as a solid.

Example 2

A mixture of ethyl3-(4-{2-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-3-fluoropyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(137 mg), tetrahydrofuran (3.0 mL), ethanol (3.0 mL), and 1 M aqueoussodium hydroxide solution (1.2 mL) was stirred at 60° C. for 2.5 hours.The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and theobtained residue was purified by ODS column chromatography(acetonitrile-water) to obtain sodium3-(4-{2-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-3-fluoropyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(103 mg) as a solid.

Example 3

A mixture of6-chloro-N-(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-2-methylpyrimidin-4-amine(453 mg), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (2.0 mL), ethyl3-(piperazin-1-yl)propanoate dihydrochloride (750 mg), and NMP (10 mL)was stirred at 80° C. for 1 hour. N,N-diisopropylethylamine (2.0 mL) andethyl 3-(piperazin-1-yl)propanoate dihydrochloride (750 mg) were addedto the reaction mixture, and the reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C.overnight. Water and ethyl acetate were added to the reaction liquid soas to separate the organic layer. The organic layer was washed withwater, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to obtain ethyl3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-I-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoateas a solid.

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (5.0 mL) was added to a mixture ofthe obtained solid, tetrahydrofuran (5.0 mL), and ethanol (5.0 mL), andthe reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 1 hour. 1 M hydrochloricacid (5.0 mL), chloroform, and methanol were added to the reactionmixture so as to separate the organic layer. The organic layer waswashed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (chloroform-methanol) twice to obtain a solid.4 M hydrogen chloride dioxane solution (0.70 mL) was added to a mixtureof the obtained solid and ethyl acetate, and the mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was washed with ethylacetate, and dried over under the reduced pressure to obtain3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid trihydrochloride (525 mg) as a solid.

Example 4

A mixture of 6-chloro-N-(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-amine(392 mg), ethyl 3-(piperazin-1-yl)propanoate dihydrochloride (590 mg),N,N-diisopropylethylamine (1.3 mL), and NMP (6.0 mL) was stirred at 80°C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, andthen water and ethyl acetate were added thereto. The organic layer waswashed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) twice to obtain ethyl3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoateas an oil (243 mg).

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (2.0 mL) was added to a mixture ofthe obtained oil (243 mg) and ethanol (4.0 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (4.0mL), and the reaction mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 30 minutes. Thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and then concentratedunder reduced pressure. The residue was purified by ODS columnchromatography (acetonitrile-water) to obtain sodium3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(149 mg) as a solid.

Example 5

A mixture of tert-butyl3-(4-{3-fluoro-2-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(387 mg), and 4 M hydrogen chloride dioxane solution (18 mL) was stirredat room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The obtained residue was washed with ethylacetate, and was dried over under reduced pressure to obtain3-(4-{3-fluoro-2-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid trihydrochloride (394 mg) as a solid.

Example 6

A mixture of tert-butyl 4-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate(300 mg),4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-amine(322 mg), (9,9-dimethyl-9H-xanthene-4,5-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine) (500mg), cesium carbonate (1.2 g), tris(dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium(400 mg), toluene (7.0 mL), and water (0.70 mL) was stirred at 100° C.for 4 hours under argon atmosphere. The reaction mixture was cooled toroom temperature, and then to the reaction mixture was added water andethyl acetate, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. The organiclayer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) toobtain an oil (412 mg).

4 M hydrogen chloride dioxane solution (6.0 mL) was added to a mixtureof the obtained oil (412 mg) and tetrahydrofuran (1.0 mL), and then wasstirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and to the obtained residue wasadded a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, followedby extraction with chloroform-isopropanol. The organic layer was driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography(chloroform-methanol) to obtain an oil (323 mg).

Ethyl acrylate (0.13 mL) was added to a mixture of the obtained oil (323mg) and ethanol (5.0 mL), and then was stirred at 100° C. for 30 minutesin a sealed tube under microwave irradiation. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue waspurified by basic silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethylacetate) to obtain ethyl3-(4-{2-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoateas an oil (168 mg).

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1.5 mL) was added to a mixture ofthe obtained oil (168 mg) and ethanol (2.0 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (2.0mL), and then was stirred at 50° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixturewas cooled to room temperature, and then to the reaction mixture wasadded 1 M hydrochloric acid (1.5 mL) and water (20 mL), followed byextraction with chloroform-isopropanol. The organic layer was dried overanhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. 4 M hydrogen chloride dioxane solution (2.0 mL) was added to amixture of the obtained residue and tetrahydrofuran (20 mL), and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. Acetonitrile and water were addedto the residue, and the obtained solid was collected by filtration, waswashed with acetonitrile, and then dried at 50° C. under the reducedpressure to obtain3-(4-{2-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyridin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid trihydrochloride (118 mg) as a solid.

Example 7

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1.5 mL) was added to a mixture ofethyl3-(4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(325 mg) and methanol (3.0 mL), and the reaction mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 3 hours. Acetic acid (0.086 mL) was added to thereaction mixture. To the obtained mixture was added water andchloroform-isopropanol (3:1), followed by stirring. The organic layerwas separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted withchloroform-isopropanol (3:1). The organic layers were combined, driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. To the residue was added acetonitrile (5.0 mL), followed bystirring at room temperature for 1 hour. The solid was collected byfiltration, and then was dried over under reduced pressure to obtain3-(4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid (270 mg) as a solid.

Example 8

A mixture of6-chloro-N-(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-amine(373 mg), ethyl 3-(piperazin-1-yl)propanoate dihydrochloride (580 mg),N,N-diisopropylethylamine (1.3 mL), and NMP (6.0 mL) was stirred at 80°C. for two hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature,and then water and ethyl acetate were added thereto. The organic layerwas washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and thenconcentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silicagel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) twice to obtain ethyl3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(257 mg) as an oil.

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (2.0 mL) was added to a mixture ofthe obtained oil (257 mg), ethanol (4.0 mL), and tetrahydrofuran (4.0mL) was stirred at 50° C. for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature, and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by ODS column chromatography(acetonitrile-water) to obtain sodium3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(189 mg) as a solid.

Example 9

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1.0 mL) was added to a mixture ofethyl3-(4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(195 mg), ethanol (1.0 mL), and tetrahydrofuran (2.0 mL), and thereaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3.5 hours. Thereaction mixture was diluted with ice-water containing 1 M hydrochloricacid (1.1 mL) and a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and wasextracted with ethyl acetate-isopropanol (4:1). The organic layer waswashed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue was added totetrahydrofuran (8.0 mL) and 4 M hydrogen chloride dioxane solution (1.0mL), followed by stirring at room temperature for 30 minutes. Thereaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and theobtained residue was washed with diethyl ether, and dried over underreduced pressure to obtain3-(4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid trihydrochloride (193 mg) as a solid.

Example 10

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1.6 mL) was added to a mixture ofethyl3-[(2S)-4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoate(172 mg), ethanol (1.4 mL), and tetrahydrofuran (1.4 mL), and thereaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for one hour. To the reactionmixture was added 1 M hydrochloric acid (1.6 mL) for neutralization,followed by extraction with chloroform-isopropanol (4:1). The organiclayer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then concentratedunder reduced pressure. Tetrahydrofuran (5.0 mL) and 4 M hydrogenchloride dioxane solution (0.25 mL) were added to the residue. Themixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain3-[(2S)-4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoicacid trihydrochloride (180 mg) as a solid.

Example 11

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (0.75 mL) was added to a mixtureof ethyl3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoate(150 mg), ethanol (0.75 mL), and tetrahydrofuran (1.5 mL), and thereaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3.5 hours. Thereaction mixture was diluted with ice-water containing 1 M hydrochloricacid (0.75 mL) and a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution andwas extracted with chloroform-isopropanol (4:1). The organic layer waswashed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andthen concentrated under reduced pressure. Tetrahydrofuran (4.0 mL) and 4M hydrogen chloride dioxane solution (0.75 mL) were added to the residueunder an argon atmosphere, and the reaction mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure to obtain3-(4-{6-[(4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid trihydrochloride (152 mg) as a solid.

Example 12

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (0.58 mL) was added to a mixtureof methyl[(1-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)oxy]acetate(57 mg), ethanol (0.42 mL), and tetrahydrofuran (0.42 mL), and thereaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 1 hour. To the reactionmixture was added 1 M hydrochloric acid (0.58 mL) for neutralization,followed by extraction with chloroform-isopropanol (4:1). The organiclayer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then concentratedunder reduced pressure. Tetrahydrofuran (5.0 mL) and 4 M hydrogenchloride dioxane solution (0.090 mL) were added to the residue. Themixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain[(1-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)oxy]aceticacid dihydrochloride (60 mg) as a solid.

Example 13

1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1.3 mL) was added to a mixture ofethyl[(1-{6-[(4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-ethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)oxy]acetate(172 mg), ethanol (2.0 mL), and tetrahydrofuran (2.0 mL), and thereaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. Thereaction mixture was purified by ODS column chromatography (0.1% formicacid-acetonitrile). Tetrahydrofuran (4.0 ml) and 4 M hydrogen chloridedioxane solution (0.70 ml) were added to the obtained residue. Thereaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and theobtained residue was washed with diethyl ether, and then was dried overunder reduced pressure to obtain[(1-{6-[(4-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-ethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)oxy]aceticacid dihydrochloride (34 mg) as a solid.

Compounds of Preparation Examples and Examples, which were indicated inthe following tables, were produced by using the same method as that ofthe Preparation Examples or Examples.

TABLE 5 PEx PSyn Str DAT 1 1

ESI+: 518, 520 2 2

APCI/ESI+: 654 3 3

APCI/ESI+: 654

TABLE 6 PEx PSyn Str DAT 4 4

ESI−: 698, 700 5 5

APCI/ESI+: 667 6 6

ESI+: 653 7 7

APCI/ESI+: 656

TABLE 7 PEx PSyn Str DAT  8  8

APCI/ESI+: 655  9  9

APCI/ESI+: 555 10 10

ESI+: 584 11 11

ESI+: 376, 378

TABLE 8 PEx PSyn Str DAT 12 12

ESI+: 360 13 13

ESI+: 374 14 14

ESI+: 402

TABLE 9 PEx PSyn Str DAT 15 15

ESI+: 416 16 16

ESI+: 418, 420 17 17

ESI+: 377 18 18

APCI/ESI+: 409

TABLE 10 PEx PSyn Str DAT 19 19

ESI+: 305 20 20

APCI/ESI+: 378 21 21

ESI+: 263 22 22

ESI+: 361, 363 23 23

ESI+: 316, 318 24 24

APCI/ESI+: 349

TABLE 11 PEx PSyn Str DAT 25 25

ESI+: 331 26 26

ESI+: 308[(M + Na)+] 27 27

NMR-CDCl3: 1.26 (3H, t, J = 7.2 Hz), 1.46 (9H, s), 1.83-2.04 (2H, m),2.55 (2H, t, J = 6.5 Hz), 3.30-3.47 (4H, m), 3.65-3.75 (2H, m),3.99-4.07 (1H, m), 4.15 (2H, q, J = 7.2 Hz) 28 28

ESI+: 319 29 29

ESI+: 317 30 30

ESI+: 201

TABLE 12 PEx PSyn Str DAT 31 31

ESI+: 231 32 32

ESI+: 215 33 33

EI+: 228[M +] 34 34

ESI+: 237 35 35

ESI+: 220 36 36

ESI+: 504, 506

TABLE 13 PEx PSyn Str DAT 37 1

ESI+:- 472, 474 38 1

ESI+: 486, 488 39 1

APCI/ESI+: 502, 504

TABLE 14 PEx PSyn Str DAT 40 1

APCI/ESI+: 504 41 1

APCI/ESI+: 490 42 1

ESI+: 488, 490

TABLE 15 PEx PSyn Str DAT 43 1

ESI+: 468, 470 44 1

ESI+: 484, 486 45 1

ESI+: 502, 504 46 1

ESI+: 474, 476

TABLE 16 PEx PSyn Str DAT 47 1

ESI+: 492, 494 48 1

ESI+: 492, 494 49 1

ESI+: 500, 502 50 1

APCI/ESI+: 502

TABLE 17 PEx PSyn Str DAT 51 1

APCI/ESI+: 515 52 1

APCI/ESI+: 504 53 1

ESI+: 502, 504

TABLE 18 PEx PSyn Str DAT 54 1

APCI/ESI+: 478 55 1

ESI+: 522, 524 56 1

APCI/ESI+: 524 57 1

ESI+: 522, 524

TABLE 19 PEx PSyn Str DAT 58 1

APCI/ESI+: 506, 508 59 1

ESI+: 406, 408 60 1

ESI+: 407, 409 61 1

APCI/ESI+: 393

TABLE 20 PEx PSyn Str DAT 62 62

ESI+: 265 63  2

APCI/ESI+: 652 64  2

ESI+: 641 65  2

ESI+: 628

TABLE 21 PEx PSyn Str DAT 66 2

ESI+: 672, 674 67 2

APCI/ES1+: 674 68 2

ESI+: 686, 688 69 2

APCI/ESI+: 557

TABLE 22 PEx PSyn Str DAT 70 2

APCI/ESI+: 543 71 2

ESI+: 556 72 3

ESI+: 622 73 3

ESI+: 636

TABLE 23 PEx PSyn Str DAT 74 3

ESI+: 650 75 3

ESI+: 622 76 3

APCI/ESI−: 638

TABLE 24 PEx PSyn Str DAT 77 3

ESI+: 650 78 3

ESI+: 636 79 5

APCI/ESI+: 655

TABLE 25 PEx PSyn Str DAT 80 3

ESI+: 621 81 3

APCI/ESI+: 665 82 3

ESI+: 621

TABLE 26 PEx PSyn Str DAT 83 3

ESI+: 637 84 3

ESI+: 623 85 3

APCI/ESI+: 656

TABLE 27 PEx PSyn Str DAT 86 4

ESI+: 654 87 4

ESI+: 654 88 4

ESI−: 654

TABLE 28 PEx PSyn Str DAT 89 4

ESI+: 670, 672 90 4

ESI+: 670 91 4

ESI+: 627 92 4

APCI/ESI+: 628

TABLE 29 PEx PSyn Str DAT 93 4

ESI+: 670 94 4

ESI+: 684 95 4

ESI+: 670

TABLE 30 PEx PSyn Str DAT 96 4

ESI+: 668 97 4

ESI+: 672 98 4

APCI/ESI+: 667 99 4

ESI+: 656

TABLE 31 PEx PSyn Str DAT 100 4

APCI/ESI+: 669 101 4

ESI−: 682 102 5

APCI/ESI−: 660 103 5

APCI/ESI+: 672

TABLE 32 PEx PSyn Str DAT 104 104

ESI+: 627 105 4

ESI+: 670, 672 106 4

ESI+: 684, 686

TABLE 33 PEx PSyn Str DAT 107 4

ESI+: 684 108 4

ESI+: 641 109 4

ESI−: 668, 670

TABLE 34 PEx PSyn Str DAT 110 4

ESI+: 700 111 4

APCI/ESI+: 668 112 4

APCI/ESI+: 668 113 4

ESI+: 672

TABLE 35 PEx PSyn Str DAT 114 4

ESI+: 688, 690 115 4

ESI+: 670, 672 116 4

ESI+: 684, 686 117 4

ESI+: 672

TABLE 36 PEx PSyn Str DAT 118 4

ESI+: 684, 686 119 4

ESI−: 682, 684 120 4

ESI+: 670, 672 121 4

ESI+: 657, 659

TABLE 37 PEx PSyn Str DAT 122 4

ESI+: 671, 673 123 4

ESI+: 698 124 4

ESI+: 714, 716 125 4

ESI+: 671, 673

TABLE 38 PEx PSyn Str DAT 126 4

ESI−: 712, 714 127 4

ESI−: 698 128 4

ESI+: 714

TABLE 39 PEx PSyn Str DAT 129 4

ESI+: 714, 716 130 5

ESI+: 642 131 4

ESI+: 670, 672 132 4

ESI+: 684, 686

TABLE 40 PEx PSyn Str DAT 133 4

ESI−: 682, 684 134 4

APCI/ESI+: 714 135 135

ESI+: 662 136 4

ESI+: 670

TABLE 41 PEx PSyn Str DAT 137 4

ESI+: 686 138 5

ESI−: 638 139 5

APCI/ESI+: 681 140 5

ESI+: 624

TABLE 42 PEx PSyn Str DAT 141 5

APCI/ESI+: 653 142 5

APCI/ESI+: 653 143 6

APCI/ESI+: 668

TABLE 43 PEx PSyn Str DAT 144 6

APCI/ESI+: 668 145 6

APCI/ESI+: 668 146 6

ESI+: 667

TABLE 44 PEx PSyn Str DAT 147 6

ESI+: 667 148 8

ESI+: 621 149 8

ESI+: 685

TABLE 45 PEx PSyn Str DAT 150 8

APCI/ESI+: 653 151 8

APCI/ESI+: 653 152 152

ESI+: 521

TABLE 46 PEx PSyn Str DAT 153 9

APCI/ESI+: 553 154 9

APCI/ESI+: 553 155 11

ESI+: 390, 392 156 11

APCI/ESI+: 390

TABLE 47 PEx PSyn Str DAT 157 11

APCI/ESI+: 382 158 11

ESI+: 348 159 11

ESI+: 360 160 11

ESI+: 348

TABLE 48 PEx PSyn Str DAT 161 11

ESI+: 390, 392 162 11

ESI+: 390, 392 163 11

ESI+: 390, 392 164 11

APCI/ESI+: 392, 394

TABLE 49 PEx PSyn Str DAT 165 11

ESI+: 390, 392 166 12

ESI+: 372 167 12

ESI+: 376, 378 168 12

ESI+: 374

TABLE 50 PEx PSyn Str DAT 169 12

ESI+: 356 170 12

NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.11 (3H, d, J = 6 Hz), 1.30-1.41 (1H, m), 1.59-1.69 (2H,m), 1.87-1.98 (1H, m), 2.05-2.15 (1H, m), 2.35-2.45 (1H, m), 2.94-3.02(1H, m), 3.18 (1H, d, J = 14 Hz), 3.97 (3H, d, J = 2 Hz), 3.98 (1H, d, J= 14 Hz), 6.98 (2H, brs), 7.85-7.89 (1H, m), 8.02 (1H, dd, J = 13, 2 Hz)

TABLE 51 PEx PSyn Str DAT 171 12

ESI+: 420, 422 172 15

ESI+: 432 173 15

ESI+: 414 174 15

ESI+: 416

TABLE 52 PEx PSyn Str DAT 175 15

ESI+: 424 176 15

ESI+: 398 177 15

APCI/ESI+: 432

TABLE 53 PEx PSyn Str DAT 178 15

ESI+: 462, 464 179 15

ESI+: 432, 434 180 15

ESI+: 390 181 15

ESI+: 402

TABLE 54 PEx PSyn Str DAT 182 15

ESI+: 390 183 15

ESI+: 432, 434 184 15

ESI+: 432, 434 185 15

ESI+: 432, 434

TABLE 55 PEx PSyn Str DAT 186 15

APCI/ESI+: 434 187 15

ESI+: 432, 434 188 16

ESI+: 418, 420 189 189

ESI+: 393, 395

TABLE 56 PEx PSyn Str DAT 190 17

ESI+: 389 191 17

ESI+: 393, 395 192 17

ESI+: 373 193 17

ESI+: 399 194 17

APCI/ESI+: 407

TABLE 57 PEx PSyn Str DAT 195 17

ESI+: 437, 439 196 196

ESI+: 321, 323 197 19

ESI+: 317 198 19

ESI+: 321 199 19

ESI+: 301

TABLE 58 PEx PSyn Str DAT 200 19

ESI+: 327 201 19

ESI+: 335 202 19

ESI+: 365, 367 203 19

APCI/ESI+: 337 204 20

APCI/ESI+: 376

TABLE 59 PEx PSyn Str DAT 205 20

ESI+: 392, 394 206 20

ESI+: 392, 394 207 20

APCI/ESI+: 376 208 20

APCI/ESI+: 334

TABLE 60 PEx PSyn Str DAT 209 20

APCI/ESI+: 394 210 20

APCI/ESI+: 348 211 20

ESI+: 387 212 20

APCI/ESI+: 389

TABLE 61 PEx PSyn Str DAT 213 213

ESI+: 279, 281 214 21

ESI+: 279, 281 215 21

ESI+: 295, 297 216 21

ESI+: 275 217 21

ESI+: 285 218 21

ESI+: 293

TABLE 62 PEx PSyn Str DAT 219 21

ESI+: 259 220 21

ESI+: 323, 325 221 21

ESI+: 276 222 22

ESI+: 317, 319 223 22

ESI+: 331, 333

TABLE 63 PEx PSyn Str DAT 224 22

ESI+: 347, 349 225 22

ESI+: 304, 306 226 22

ESI+: 331, 333 227 22

ESI+: 331, 333 228 228

ESI+: 304, 306 229 22

ESI+: 349, 351 230 22

ESI+: 361

TABLE 64 PEx PSyn Str DAT 231 22

ESI+: 361, 363 232 22

ESI+: 349, 351 233 22

ESI+: 349, 351 234 22

ESI+: 318, 320 235 22

APCI/ESI+: 303 236 22

ESI+: 347, 349

TABLE 65 PEx PSyn Str DAT 237 22

ESI+: 347, 349 238 23

ESI+: 344, 346 239 23

ESI+: 330, 332 240 23

ESI+: 330, 332 241 23

ESI+: 298, 300 242 24

ESI+: 301

TABLE 66 PEx PSyn Str DAT 243 24

ESI+: 301 244 24

ESI+: 301 245 24

ESI+: 317 246 24

ESI+: 317 247 25

ESI+: 331 248 25

ESI+: 317 249 28

ESI+: 319 250 28

ESI+: 319

TABLE 67 PEx PSyn Str DAT 251 29

ESI+: 317 252 30

ESI+: 201 253 31

CI+: 201 254 31

ESI+: 188 255 31

ESI+: 219 256 31

ESI+: 231 257 31

ESI+: 219

TABLE 68 PEx PSyn Str DAT 258 31

ESI+: 219 259 31

ESI+: 217 260 31

ESI+: 217 261 31

ESI+: 217 262 34

EI+: 202[M+]

TABLE 69 Ex Str 1

2

3

TABLE 70 Ex Str 4

5

6

TABLE 71 Ex Str 7

8

9

TABLE 72 Ex Str 10

11

12

TABLE 73 Ex Str 13

14

15

16

TABLE 74 Ex Str 17

18

19

TABLE 75 Ex Str 20

21

22

23

TABLE 76 Ex Str 24

25

26

TABLE 77 Ex Str 27

28

29

TABLE 78 Ex Str 30

31

32

33

TABLE 79 Ex Str 34

35

36

37

TABLE 80 Ex Str 38

39

40

41

TABLE 81 Ex Str 42

43

44

45

TABLE 82 Ex Str 46

47

48

49

TABLE 83 Ex Str 50

51

52

53

TABLE 84 Ex Str 54

55

56

57

TABLE 85 Ex Str 58

59

60

61

TABLE 86 Ex Str 62

63

64

65

TABLE 87 Ex Str 66

67

68

69

TABLE 88 Ex Str 70

71

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TABLE 89 Ex Str 73

74

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TABLE 90 Ex Str 76

77

78

79

TABLE 91 Ex Str 80

81

82

83

TABLE 92 Ex Str 84

85

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TABLE 93 Ex Str 87

88

89

90

TABLE 94 Ex Str 91

92

93

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TABLE 95 Ex Str 95

96

97

98

TABLE 96 Ex Str 99

100

101

TABLE 97 Ex Str 102

TABLE 98 Ex Syn DAT 1 1 ESI+: 672 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.29-1.40 (3H, m),1.52-1.71 (1H, m), 1.82-1.97 (2H, m), 2.11-2.23 (1H, m), 2.72-2.92 (2H,m), 2.99-3.18 (1H, m), 3.18- 3.95 (16H, m), 4.21-4.59 (3H, m), 4.71-4.81(1H, m), 7.87 (1H, d, J = 8.4 Hz), 8.03 (1H, dd, J = 8.3, 1.9 Hz), 8.15(1H, d, J = 1.9 Hz), 8.31 (1H, s), 10.36 (1H, brs), 10.74 (1H, brs),12.02 (1H, brs) 2 2 ESI−: 625, 627 3 3 ESI+: 608 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.38 (3H,d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.60- 1.74 (1H, m), 1.85-1.96 (2H, m), 2.10-2.24 (1H,m), 2.48 (3H, s), 2.88 (2H, t, J = 7.6 Hz), 3.00- 3.18 (3H, m),3.30-3.46 (5H, m), 3.49-3.62 (3H, m), 3.70-4.20 (2H, m), 4.28-4.48 (3H,m), 4.70- 4.80 (1H, m), 6.14 (1H, s), 7.76-7.82 (1H, m), 7.87-7.96 (2H,m), 10.65 (1H, brs), 11.26 (1H, brs), 11.75 (1H, brs) 4 4 ESI−: 638NMR-DMSO-d6: 0.97 (6H, d, J = 6.2 Hz), 1.28- 1.39 (2H, m), 1.89-2.01(2H, m), 2.07-2.13 (2H, m), 2.34 (3H, s), 2.38-2.58 (7H, m), 3.00-3.10(2H, m), 3.50-3.60 (4H, m), 3.67 (1H, d, J = 14.4 Hz), 3.96 (1H, d, J =14.4 Hz), 7.55-7.61 (1H, m), 8.06-8.15 (2H, m) 5 5 ESI+: 611NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.38 (3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.58- 1.74 (1H, m), 1.85-1.97(2H, m), 2.10-2.23 (1H, m), 2.91 (2H, t, J = 7.7 Hz), 3.09-3.28 (3H, m),3.30-3.64 (8H, m), 3.64-4.30 (4H, m), 4.38- 4.48 (1H, m), 4.66-4.79 (1H,m), 6.80 (1H, t, J = 6.0 Hz), 7.76-7.82 (1H, m), 7.90-8.01 (3H, m),10.70 (1H, brs), 11.20-11.90 (2H, m) 6 6 ESI−: 607, 609

TABLE 99 Ex Syn DAT 7 7 ESI+: 625 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.11 (3H, d, J = 6.2 Hz),1.29- 1.47 (1H, m), 1.56-1.70 (2H, m), 1.87-2.02 (1H, m), 2.05-2.20 (1H,m), 2.37-2.46 (3H, m), 2.55-2.62 (2H, m), 2.94-3.02 (1H, m), 3.21-3.41(5H, m), 3.62-3.70 (4H, m), 4.04 (3H, s), 4.11-4.18 (1H, m), 8.20 (1H,d, J = 1.5 Hz), 8.51 (1H, d, J = 2.2 Hz), 8.80 (1H, d, J = 1.8 Hz),11.42 (1H, brs), 12.23 (1H, brs) 8 8 ESI−: 624 NMR-DMSO-d6: 0.94 (6H, d,J = 6.2 Hz), 1.27- 1.37 (2H, m), 1.90-2.01 (2H, m), 2.11-2.17 (2H, m),2.41-2.55 (6H, m), 3.00-3.08 (2H, m), 3.52-3.61 (4H, m), 3.69 (1H, d, J= 14.4 Hz), 3.99 (1H, d, J = 14.4 Hz), 7.54-7.61 (1H, m), 7.99-8.14 (3H,m) 9 9 ESI+: 628, 630 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.35-1.40 (3H, m), 1.59- 1.72 (1H,m), 1.85-1.98 (2H, m), 2.12-2.22 (1H, m), 2.88 (2H, t, J = 8.0 Hz),3.05-3.64 (12H, m), 4.38-4.48 (3H, m), 4.71-4.77 (1H, m), 7.87 (1H, d, J= 8.4 Hz), 8.06 (1H, dd, J = 8.3, 2.0 Hz), 8.17 (1H, d, J = 2.0 Hz),8.31 (1H, d, J = 1.6 Hz), 10.67 (1H, brs), 11.47 (1H, brs), 12.03 (1H,brs) 10 10 ESI+: 656 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.36 (3H, d, J = 6.2 Hz), 1.55- 1.71(1H, m), 1.83-1.98 (2H, m), 2.08-2.26 (1H, m), 2.76-2.91 (2H, m),3.05-3.19 (1H, m), 3.20-4.03 (16H, m), 4.31-4.55 (3H, m), 4.70-4.85 (1H,m), 7.74-7.88 (1H, m), 7.90- 7.96 (2H, m), 8.31 (1H, s), 10.45 (1H,brs), 10.73 (1H, brs), 12.01 (1H, brs)

TABLE 100 Ex Syn DAT 11 11 ESI−: 626, 628 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.41 (3H, d, J =6.4 Hz), 1.61-1.74 (1H, m), 1.88-1.98 (2H, m), 2.14-2.24 (1H, m), 2.88(2H, t, J = 7.7 Hz), 3.10-3.65 (13H, m), 4.38-4.49 (3H, m), 4.71- 4.78(1H, m), 7.97 (1H, s), 8.08 (1H, s), 8.19 (1H, s), 8.31 (1H, d, J = 1.6Hz), 10.84 (1H, brs), 11.51 (1H, brs), 12.02 (1H, brs) 12 12 ESI+: 613NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.34 (3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.47-1.70 (3H, m), 1.82-2.01 (4H,m), 2.13-2.23 (1H, m), 3.05-3.15 (1H, m), 3.34-3.73 (7H, m), 3.97-4.07(2H, m), 4.08 (2H, s), 4.46 (1H, dd, J = 14.8, 7.9 Hz), 4.75-4.85 (1H,m), 7.79- 7.84 (1H, m), 7.86-7.93 (2H, m), 8.22 (1H, d, J = 1.5 Hz),9.97 (1H, brs), 11.83 (1H, brs) 13 13 ESI+: 643, 645 NMR-DMSO-d6: 0.84(3H, t, J = 7.4 Hz), 1.46-1.68 (4H, m), 1.77-1.99 (5H, m), 2.11-2.23(1H, m), 3.10-3.29 (2H, m), 3.34-3.73 (6H, m), 3.98-4.07 (2H, m), 4.08(2H, s), 4.48 (1H, dd, J = 15.0, 7.5 Hz), 4.77 (1H, dd, J = 14.7, 1.9Hz), 7.98 (1H, s), 8.03 (1H, s), 8.12 (1H, s), 8.22 (1H, d, J = 1.5 Hz),10.17-10.28 (1H, m), 11.83 (1H, brs) 14 1 ESI+: 594 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.38(3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.60-1.72 (1H, m), 1.85-1.97 (2H, m), 2.11-2.23(1H, m), 2.89 (2H, t, J = 7.7 Hz), 3.02-3.20 (3H, m), 3.28-3.63 (8H, m),3.85-4.49 (5H, m.), 4.73 (1H, dd, J = 14.8, 2.0 Hz), 6.33 (1H, s), 7.76-7.82 (1H, m), 7.89-7.97 (2H, m), 8.46-8.49 (1H, m), 10.62-10.72 (1H, m),11.42 (1H, brs), 11.85 (1 H, brs) 15 1 ESI+: 622 16 1 ESI+: 594

TABLE 101 Ex Syn DAT 17 1 ESI+: 612 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.38 (3H, d, J = 6.4Hz), 1.60- 1.74 (1H, m), 1.84-1.97 (2H, m), 2.12-2.22 (1H, m), 2.88 (2H,t, J = 7.7 Hz), 3.06-3.24 (3H, m), 3.27-3.36 (2H, m), 3.36-3.48 (1H, m),3.48-3.64 (5H, m), 3.90-4.38 (2H, m), 4.38-4.50 (3H, m), 4.70-4.80 (1H,m), 7.77- 7.83 (1H, m), 7.90-8.02 (2H, m), 8.31 (1H, d, J = 1.4 Hz),10.60-10.80 (1H, m), 11.45 (1H, brs), 12.01 (1H, brs) 18 1 ESI+: 626NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.39 (3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.62- 1.74 (1H, m), 1.85-1.97(2H, m), 2.10-2.22 (1H, m), 2.48 (3H, s), 2.88 (2H, t, J = 7.7 Hz),3.05-3.22 (3H, m), 3.26-3.36 (2H, m), 3.36- 3.62 (6H, m), 4.00-4.55 (5H,m), 4.70-4.80 (1H, m), 7.77-7.83 (1H, m), 7.89-7.99 (2H, m), 10.85-10.98(1H, m), 11.44 (1H, brs), 11.92 (1H, brs) 19 1 ESI+: 593 NMR-DMSO-d6:1.38 (3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.60- 1.74 (1H, m), 1.85-1.96 (2H, m),2.10-2.23 (1H, m), 2.90 (2H, t, J = 7.7 Hz), 3.04-3.25 (3H, m),3.29-3.68 (8H, m), 3.92-5.20 (2H, m), 4.41 (1H, dd, J = 14.9, 7.8 Hz),4.66-4.76 (1H, m), 6.53-7.00 (2H, m), 7.80 (1H, d, J = 8.6 Hz),7.94-8.02 (2H, m), 8.07 (1H, d, J = 6.8 Hz), 10.89 (1H, brs), 11.59 (1H,brs) 20 1 ESI+: 608 21 1 ESI+: 622 22 1 ESI+: 608 23 3 ESI−: 588

TABLE 102 Ex Syn DAT 24 1 ESI+: 607 NMR-DMSO-d6: 0.99-1.11 (3H, m), 1.34(3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.43-1.69 (4H, m), 1.69-1.78 (2H, m), 1.83-1.97(2H, m), 2.11-2.22 (1H, m), 2.26 (2H, t, J = 7.5 Hz), 2.44 (3H, s), 2.85(2H, t, J = 11.6 Hz), 3.03-3.16 (1H, m), 3.29- 3.72 (3H, m), 4.15-4.32(2H, m), 4.45 (1H, dd, J = 14.8, 7.7 Hz), 4.79 (1H, dd, J = 14.9, 2.3Hz), 6.08 (1 H, brs), 7.75-7.82 (1H, m), 7.83- 7.91 (2H, m), 9.97 (1H,brs), 11.57 (1H, brs) 25 1 ESI+: 593 26 1 ESI+: 626 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.05(6H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 2.42 (3H, s), 2.85 (2H, t, J = 7.6 Hz), 3.02-3.23(8H, m), 3.29-3.41 (6H, m), 3.48-3.64 (2H, m), 3.94-4.50 (4H, m), 6.27(1H, s), 7.54 (1H, d, J = 8.4 Hz), 8.40 (1H, d, J = 11.3 Hz), 8.54 (1H,s), 10.82 (1H, brs), 11.30 (1H, brs) 27 1 ESI+: 624 28 1 ESI+: 609NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.37 (3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.58- 1.70 (1H, m), 1.84-1.97(2H, m), 1.98-2.23 (3H, m), 2.45 (2H, t, J = 6.3 Hz), 3.04-3.16 (1H, m),3.31-3.73 (13H, m), 4.22 (1H, brs), 4.44 (1H, dd, J = 14.9, 7.8 Hz),4.78 (1H, dd, J = 14.8, 2.4 Hz), 5.97 (1H, brs), 7.75-7.84 (1H, m),7.86-7.94 (2H, m), 10.37 (1H, brs), 11.79 (1H, brs) 29 1 ESI−: 610 30 1ESI+: 609 31 1 ESI+: 626

TABLE 103 Ex Syn DAT 32 1 ESI+: 644, 646 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.40-1.51 (1H, m),1.53-1.64 (1H, m), 1.80-1.94 (2H, m), 2.65-2.80 (2H, m), 2.84-2.96 (3H,m), 3.08-3.21 (3H, m), 3.26 (3H, s), 3.27-3.35 (2H, m), 3.37-3.44 (1H,m), 3.48-3.62 (4H, m), 4.35-4.46 (2H, m), 4.70-7.19 (2H, m), 7.79 (1H,d, J = 8.6 Hz), 8.25 (1H, d, J = 1.4 Hz), 8.43 (1H, dd, J = 8.5, 2.0Hz), 8.74 (1H, d, J = 2.0 Hz), 10.90-12.03 (2H, m) 33 1 ESI+: 600 34 1ESI+: 626 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.32-1.40 (3H, m), 1.56-1.71 (1H, m), 1.83-1.97(2H, m), 2.11-2.23 (1H, m), 2.28-2.46 (2H, m), 2.75-2.81 (3H, m),2.83-2.91 (2H, m), 3.06-3.18 (1H, m), 3.21-3.33 (1H, m), 3.36-3.55 (3H,m), 3.59-3.70 (1H, m), 3.88-4.18 (6H, m), 4.40-4.49 (1H, m), 4.73-4.81(1H, m), 7.78-7.83 (1H, m), 7.90-7.95 (2H, m), 8.23 (1H, d, J = 1.8 Hz),10.34 (1H, brs), 11.23 (1H, brs), 11.88 (1H, brs) 35 1 ESI+: 642, 644 361 ESI−: 640, 642 37 1 ESI+: 646 38 1 ESI+: 640 39 1 ESI+: 613NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.35 (3H, d, J = 6.6 Hz), 1.56-1.69 (1H, m), 1.84-1.97 (7H,m), 2.13-2.22 (1H, m), 3.04-3.16 (1H, m), 3.23 (3H, s), 3.34-3.55 (5H,m), 4.00-4.11 (2H, m), 4.39-4.50 (1H, m), 4.75-4.83 (1H, m), 7.77-7.85(1H, m), 7.87-7.94 (2H, m), 8.24 (1H, d, J = 1.6Hz), 10.06 (1H, brs),11.84 (1H, brs) 40 1 ESI−: 640 41 1 ESI+: 640

TABLE 104 Ex Syn DAT 42 1 ESI+: 639 NMR-DMSO-d6: 0.77-0.88 (2H, m),1.07-1.27 (2H, m), 2.83 (2H, t, J = 7.5 Hz), 2.95-3.69 (18H, m), 4.34-4.52 (2H, m), 7.61-7.67 (1H, m), 8.24-8.33 (3H, m), 10.66 (1H, brs),11.20 (1H, brs), 11.59 (1H, s), 12.74 (1H, brs) 43 1 ESI+: 642 44 1ESI+: 640 45 1 ESI+: 644 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.32-1.40 (3H, m), 1.59-1.71 (1H,m), 1.83-1.97 (2H, m), 2.12-2.23 (1H, m), 2.81-2.93 (2H, m), 3.07-3.18(1H, m), 3.22-4.62 (14H, m), 4.72- 4.80 (1H, m), 4.85-5.12 (2H, m),7.79-7.83 (1H, m), 7.91-7.98 (2H, m), 8.32 (1H, s), 10.55 (1H, brs),11.46 (1H, brs), 12.04 (1H, brs) 46 1 ESI+: 640 47 1 ESI+: 641 48 1ESI+: 628 49 1 ESI+: 656 50 1 ESI−: 632 51 1 ESI−: 642, 644 NMR-DMSO-d6:1.38 (3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.60-1.73 (1H, m), 1.86-1.96 (2H, m),2.11-2.22 (1H, m), 2.88 (2H, t, J = 7.6 Hz), 3.07-3.23 (3H, m),3.28-4.20 (10H, m), 4.37-4.48 (3H, m), 4.68-4.76 (1H, m), 7.67-7.72 (2H,m), 7.92 (1H, t, J = 1.7 Hz), 8.31 (1H, d, J = 1.4 Hz), 10.74 (1H, brs),11.48 (1H, brs), 12.01 (1H, brs) 52 1 ESI+: 656 53 1 ESI+: 642 54 1ESI+: 627 55 1 ESI+: 672 56 1 ESI+: 642 57 1 ESI−: 654, 656 58 1 ESI+:644

TABLE 105 Ex Syn DAT 59 1 ESI+: 660, 662 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.29-1.43 (3H, m),1.55-1.70 (1H, m), 1.83-2.01 (2H, m), 2.11-2.23 (1H, m), 2.79-2.91 (2H,m), 3.02-3.94 (13H, m), 4.18-4.68 (3H, m), 4.72-4.81 (1H, m), 4.83-5.13(2H, m), 7.87 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz), 8.03 (1H, dd, J = 8.4, 2.0 Hz), 8.15(1H, d, J = 2.0 Hz), 8.32 (1H, s), 10.32 (1H, brs), 12.04 (1H, brs) 60 1ESI+: 640 61 1 ESI+: 640 62 1 ESI+: 644 63 1 ESI−: 640, 642 64 1 ESI−:654, 656 65 1 ESI−: 654, 656 66 1 ESI−: 640, 642 67 1 ESI−: 627, 629 681 ESI−: 641, 643 69 1 ESI+: 656 70 1 ESI+: 670 71 1 ESI−: 684, 686 72 1ESI+: 686, 688 73 1 ESI+: 686 74 1 ESI+: 672, 674 75 1 ESI+: 686 76 1ESI+: 642 77 1 ESI−: 612, 614 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.42 (3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz),1.62-1.76 (1H, m), 1.87-1.99 (2H, m), 2.13-2.24 (1H, m), 3.14-3.26 (1H,m), 3.26-3.90 (12H, m), 4.19 (2H, s), 4.36-4.48 (1H, m), 4.69-4.78 (1H,m), 7.95-7.99 (1H, m), 8.06-8.09 (1H, m), 8.18-8.21 (1H, m), 8.31-8.33(1H, m), 10.51- 11.27 (2H, m), 12.01 (1H, brs) 78 1 ESI−: 654, 656 79 1ESI+: 656 80 1 ESI−: 632

TABLE 106 Ex Syn DAT 81 1 ESI+: 642 82 1 ESI−: 684, 686 83 1 ESI+: 65884 2 ESI+: 637 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.13 (3H, d, J = 6.0 Hz), 1.28-1.42 (1H, m),1.58-1.71 (2H, m), 1.88-2.02 (1H, m), 2.09- 2.23 (3H, m), 2.36-2.44 (3H,m), 2.96-3.04 (1H, m), 3.14 (6H, s), 3.21-3.92 (8H, m), 3.34 (1H, d, J =14.0 Hz), 4.13 (1H, d, J = 14.0 Hz), 5.51 (1H, s), 7.58-7.65 (1H, m),8.01-8.06 (1H, m), 8.07 (1H, s), 10.98 (1H, s) 85 2 ESI+: 613 86 2 ESI+:642 87 2 ESI+: 628 88 2 ESI+: 600 89 2 ESI+: 625 90 2 ESI+: 625 91 3ESI+: 624 NMR-DMSO-d6: 1.38 (3H, d, J = 6.4 Hz), 1.60-1.73 (1H, m),1.86-1.97 (2H, m), 2.10-2.23 (1H, m), 2.89 (2H, t, J = 7.7 Hz),3.07-3.23 (3H, m), 3.27-3.36 (2H, m), 3.37-3.60 (6H, m), 3.66 (3H, s),3.88-4.58 (5H, m), 4.70-4.80 (1H, m), 7.77-7.83 (1H, m), 7.92-8.00 (2H,m), 8.31 (1H, s), 10.60-10.75 (1H, m), 11.32- 11.56 (2H, m) 92 3 ESI−:608, 610 93 3 ESI−: 604 94 3 ESI−: 622 95 3 ESI+: 658, 660 96 4 ESI+:596 97 4 ESI+: 614 98 4 ESI+: 614 99 4 ESI−: 620 100 5 ESI+: 625 101 7ESI+: 639

TABLE 107 Ex Syn DAT 102 7 ESI+: 639

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof is a muscarinic M₃receptor-positive allosteric modulator, and can thus be used as an agentfor preventing or treating bladder/urinary tract diseases associatedwith bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃ receptor.

1: A compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof:

wherein: X is C—H or N, Y is C—R^(3e) or N, R¹ and R² are the same aseach other or are different from each other, and are C₁₋₆ alkyl whichmay be substituted, or R¹ and R² may be combined with the adjacentnitrogen atom to form cyclic amino which may be substituted, R^(3a),R^(3b), R^(3c), and R^(3d) are the same as each other or are differentfrom each other, and are H, halogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, halogeno C₁₋₆alkyl,—O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or —O-halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl,in a case where Y is C—R^(3e), R^(3e) is H, halogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl,halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or—O-halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl, R⁴ is H, halogen, or —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, R⁵ is H,C₁₋₆ alkyl, or —NR⁵¹R⁵², Q is heterocyclylene which may be substituted,W is a bond, C₁₋₆ alkylene, —O—C₁₋₆ alkylene, or —N(R^(N))—C₁₋₆alkylene, R⁵¹ and R⁵² are the same as each other or are different fromeach other, and are H or C₁₋₆ alkyl, R^(N) is H or C₁₋₆ alkyl, and n is0 or
 1. 2: The compound or a salt thereof according to claim 1, whereinR¹ and R² (i) are the same as each other or are different from eachother, and are C₁₋₆ alkyl which may be substituted with —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl orC₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, or (ii) R¹ and R² are combined with the adjacentnitrogen atom to form cyclic amino which may be substituted, and thecyclic amino is azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or piperazinyl, Qis heterocyclylene which may be substituted, and the heterocyclylene ispyrrolidine-1,3-diyl, piperidine-1,4-diyl, or piperazine-1,4-diyl, andthe 3-position of pyrrolidine or the 4-position of piperidine is bondedto W, and W is a bond, C₁₋₆ alkylene, —O—C₁₋₆ alkylene or —N(R^(N))—C₁₋₆alkylene, and R^(N) is C₁₋₆ alkyl. 3: The compound or a salt thereofaccording to claim 2, wherein X is N, Y is C—R^(3e), R¹ and R² arecombined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form cyclic amino which maybe substituted with C₁₋₆ alkyl, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl, or C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, andthe cyclic amino is azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, orpiperazinyl, R^(3a), R^(3c), R^(3d), and R^(3e) are the same as eachother or are different from each other, and are H or halogen, and R^(3b)is halogeno C₁₋₆ alkyl, R⁴ is H or halogen, R⁵ is H or C₁₋₆ alkyl, Q isheterocyclylene which may be substituted with —C₁₋₆ alkylene-O—C₁₋₆alkyl, and the heterocyclylene is piperidine-1,4-diyl orpiperazine-1,4-diyl, W is C₁₋₆ alkylene, or —O—C₁₋₆ alkylene, and nis
 1. 4: The compound or a salt thereof according to claim 3, wherein R¹and R² are combined with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form pyrrolidinewhich is substituted with one or two C₁₋₆ alkyl, R^(3a), R^(3c), R^(3d),and R^(3C) are the same as each other or are different from each other,and are H or halogen, and R^(3b) is trifluoromethyl, and W is —CH₂—CH₂—or —O—CH₂—. 5: The compound or a salt thereof according to claim 1,wherein the compound is a compound selected from the group consistingof:3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid,3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid,3-(4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid,3-[(2S)-4-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoicacid,[(1-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)oxy]aceticacid, and3-[(2S)-4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoicacid. 6: A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound or a saltthereof according to claim 5, and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient. 7-10. (canceled) 11: A method for treating bladder/urinarytract diseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M₃receptor, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof aneffective amount of the compound or a salt thereof according to claim 5.12: The compound or a salt thereof according to claim 5, wherein thecompound is3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid. 13: The compound or a salt thereof according to claim 5, whereinthe compound is3-(4-{6-[(5-{[(2R,5R)-2,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl}piperazin-1-yl)propanoicacid. 14: The compound or a salt thereof according to claim 5, whereinthe compound is3-(4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-ylpiperazin-1-yl)propanoic acid. 15: The compound or a salt thereofaccording to claim 5, wherein the compound is3-[(2S)-4-5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoicacid. 16: The compound or a salt thereof according to claim 5, whereinthe compound is[(1-{5-fluoro-6-[(4-[3-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-S-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl)oxy]aceticacid. 17: The compound or a salt thereof according to claim 5, whereinthe compound is3-[(2S)-4-{6-[(4-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-{[(2R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl}-2-(methoxymethyl)piperazin-1-yl]propanoicacid.